New England Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine

 “Current Topics in Medical Physics”

 

Tuesday, February 4, 2003

 

Four Points Sheraton Burlington

Wheeler Road and Middlesex Turnpike (directions on reverse)

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803   (781) 272-8800

http://www.starwood.com/fourpoints/

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12:00 PM         Registration – Lunch will be available during registration

 

1:00 PM           Welcome

 

1:15 PM           How to Start an IMRT Program in Your Clinic

                        David Gierga, Ph.D.

          Massachusetts General Hospital   Boston, MA

 

2:00 PM           Medical Physics Licensure in NY State

            Yakov Pipman, Ph.D

            Long Island Jewish Medical Center ● New Hyde Park, NY

 

2:45 PM           Refreshment Break

 

3:30 PM           Anti-CD20 Radioimmunotherapy for Low Grade Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

                        J. Anthony Parker, M.D., Ph.D.

                        Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA

 

04:15 PM         Radiographic Techniques for the Assessment of Arthritis

                        Jeffrey Duryea, Ph.D.

                        Brigham & Women’s Hospital Boston, MA

 

05:00 PM         Adjourn

 

Format:                   Lecture with question period

Objective:              Continuing Education forum to provide medical physicists and guests with data and discussion on topics of research and professional interest.

Program Director: Peter Biggs  pjbiggs@partners.org

Registration Fee: NEAAPM members:             $15.00                     Advance Registration required

                                nonmembers:                      $30.00                       Deadline: Monday, January 27, 2003

by email:  john.willins@bmc.org                       

by US mail:            John Willins, PhD

Department of Radiation Oncology

Boston Medical Center

88 East Newton Street, EB-11

Boston, MA 02118

 

CAMPEP educational activity approval requested: 3 hours

 


 


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Driving Directions

 

Four Points Sheraton Burlington

Wheeler Road and Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA  (781) 272-8800

 

From North

Travel south on state Route 128/Interstate 95. Take the exit for the Middlesex Turnpike (Exit 32B). Turn left at the traffic light just off of the exit.  Turn left at the second light (by the Tweeter/Gateway store) onto Wheeler Road. The hotel is on left side, second driveway, about 150 yards from the traffic light.

 

From South:

Travel north on state Route 128/Interstate 95. Take the exit for the Middlesex Turnpike (Exit 32B). Exit 32 has two ramps.  The first ramp to the right is Route 3 towards Lowell (stay straight, avoiding this ramp) and the second is your exit for Middlesex Turnpike.  Go down the ramp and turn left at the traffic light.  Turn left again immediately at the first light (by the Tweeter/Gateway store) onto Wheeler Road.  The hotel is on left side, second driveway, about 150 yards from the traffic light.

From Boston or from the west:

Take the Mass Pike to I-95 North, then follow the directions under “From South”