New England Chapter, American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Summer Meeting
June 9, 2006   Friday   8:00 – 4:30 PM
Ballroom B

8:00 AM   

 Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 AM

Opening Remarks
YC Lo PhD NEAAPM President and Mark J Rivard PhD NEAAPM President-Elect
8:45 AM 

Addressing the challenges of teaching medical physics to X:
Insights from the January 2006 Physics Summit
Herbert W Mower ScD, Lahey Clinic
9:30 AM

Radiological Physics Center activities: The state of radiotherapy
David S Followill PhD, University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center

10:15 AM

Clinical Implementation of Biological Modeling for IMRT
Gene A Cardarelli PhD, Rhode Island Hospital
11:00 AM

Clinical PET/CT: Instrumentation and whole-body and cardiac applications
Georges El Fakhri PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital
11:45 AM    Lunch
1:15 PM

A Breast Tomosynthesis Primer
Andrew D A Maidment PhD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
2:00 PM

MLC delivery of modulated electron radiotherapy
Eric E Klein PhD, Washington University
2:45 PM

Brachytherapy calibrations: Past, present, and future
Larry A DeWerd PhD, University of Wisconsin
3:30 PM

Statistical analysis of brachytherapy dosimetry parameters: Case report for HDR 169Yb
Mark A Tries PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell
4:15 PM

Closing Remarks
YC Lo PhD NEAAPM President and Mark J Rivard PhD NEAAPM President-Elect
5:00 PM Cocktails and Dinner

 

In addition to a strong program and scenic venue, we intend to provide
6.0 hours of CAMPEP continuing education activity credits.

 

Format: 40 minute lectures, each followed with a 5 minute open question period
Objective: Educational forum to provide physicists and guests with data and discussion on topics of research and professional interest

Scientific Program Director:    Mark J. Rivard, PhD   mrivard@tufts-nemc.org

Regisration:

 

 

 

Erli Chen, MSc
NEAAPM Secretary Treasurer
http://chapter.aapm.org/NE/NE.html

Radiation Oncology Dept.
Cheshire Medical Center
580 Court Street
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 354-6500 x2527
echen@cheshire-med.com

NEAAPM Member: $40

Non-NEAAPM Member: $50

Breakfast and lunch will be included with all registration fees.

Mail-in Registration Form:

 

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The NEAAPM gratefully acknowledges the continued support of our Corporate Sponsors:

Atlantic Nuclear
CIVCO
CMS
Fluke
IMPAC Oncology Management Systems
Implant Sciences
K&S
LAP Laser Applications of America
MedTec
Nucletron
PTW
Radiological Imaging Technology
Scanditronix-Wellhoffer North America
Standard Imaging
Unfors Instruments
Varian Medical Systems
Xoft

Driving Directions

Wentworth by the Sea
588 Wentworth Road
New Castle, NH
www.wentworth.com
info@wentworth.com
603.422.7322 phone
603.422.7329 fax


1. Go towards Portsmouth, NH and take exit 3 off I-95 North, or take exit 3B off I-95 South.
2. Take a right onto Route 33 East; Route 33 East will become South Street.
3. Take a right onto Sagamore Ave / Rte. 1A South at the South Street Cemetery (This is an intersection).
4. Take a left onto Route 1B (Wentworth Road). There is a large “Wentworth by the Sea Hotel” sign.
5. Continue ~ 1 mile on Route 1B, and take a right at the Wentworth by the Sea Hotel.
6. Valet parking is available in front, or park in back and enter through the rear.