AAPM Midwest Chapter

April 19, 2008 - Alexian Brothers Hospital - FINAL AGENDA

Photos

Eric Lucas, Adit Panchal, Summer Chaudhari, Erik Pearson, Yixiang Liao, Jerry Soen, Jagan Venkatesan, passing the gavel, Plaque award, group picture

Young Investigator Symposium

IMRT QA Comparison using MapCheck and Portal Dosimetry, Eric Lucas, John Fan, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Edward Hospital

Harmony Search Optimization for HDR Prostate Brachytherapy, Adit Panchal, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Dose delivery evaluations caused by breathing motion in Tomotherapy IMRT delivery, Summer Chaudhari, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Region of Interest Imaging in CBCT for Radiation Therapy, Erik Pearson, University of Chicago

Comparison of RUIDO and IPSA, Yixiang Liao, Rush University

Open Talks

15 years of MQSA, what works what doesn’t, Jerry Soen, Advocate Christ Hospital

Similarities and differences in full field digital mammography (ffdm) unit acceptance procedures from three different manufacturers, Guru Prasad, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare

Gamma Knife, Past, Present and Future, Jagan Venkatesan, Alexian Brothers Cancer Center

Invited Speakers

Proton Radiotherapy: Basics & Controversies, Eric Klein, Washington University

The Good, the Bad and The Ugly - A Regulatory Update, Lynne A. Fairobent, AAPM