NCCAAPM 2008 Fall Meeting Agenda*

Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Cancer Center, Conference Room M (3rd Floor)

Friday, October 24, 2008

 

7:30–8:00 am         Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00–8:10 am         Welcome, Introductions and Announcements (10 min)

Vendor Introduction and News

 

8:10–9:50 am         Morning Session (1 hr 40 min)

Entrepreneurship in Medical Physics (40 min)

Bill Hendee, Ph.D.

3T vs 1.5T a Comparison from a Clinical Medical Physicist Perspective (20 min)

Randell Kruger, Ph.D.

A novel registration tool for large deformations for adaptive radiation therapy (20 min)

Andrew Godley, Ph.D.

Initial experience with commercial biologically-based treatment planning systems (20 min)

Vladimir Semenenko, Ph.D.

9:50–10:20 am        Coffee Break (Vendor display area – 30 min)

10:20–12:20 am       Morning Session continued – (2 hrs)

State licensure and other AAPM initiatives (40 min)

Maryellen Giger, Ph.D.

The Image Gently Alliance - the campaign to reduce pediatric dose in CT (40 min)

Russ Ritenour, Ph.D.

A hybrid on- and off-line correction strategy for adaptive radiation therapy (40 min)

Allen Li, Ph.D.

12:20–12:50 pm      Lunch Break (30 min)

12:50–1:20 pm        NCCAAPM Business Meeting (30 min)

1:20–2:05 pm          Young Investigator Presentations (45 min., 15 min per talk)

Characterization of TLD Reader Photomultiplier Tube Non-linearity

Laura Bartol

 

Determination of the Energy Correction Factor For TLD-100 in Beam quality Q referenced to Cobalt

Stephanie Junell

Dosimetric comparisons of HDR Ir-192 and electronic brachytherapy intracavitary APBI

Julie Raffi

 

2:05–2:35 pm         Coffee Break (Vendor display area - 30 min)

2:35–4:15 pm         Student Awards and Final Presentations (1 hr. 40 min., 20 min per talk)

Custom Eye Plaque for Treatment of Iris Melanoma: Case Review

Nataliya Kovalchuk, Ph.D.

Partial breast brachytherapy using the savi device.

Rebecca Kitchen M.S

Breathing-Motion Induced Tomotherapy Dose Delivery Errors in the Presence of Beam Modulation

Summer Chaudhari, Ph.D.

3D Tumor Motion Tracking using MV Cone-Beam Acquisition with Synchronized Respiratory Monitoring

Jim Christensen, Ph.D.

Interfraction anatomic and dosimetric variations in prostate radiotherapy

Cheng Peng, Ph.D.

          

4:15 pm                   Meeting Conclusion

 

4:30 pm                   Froedtert  Hospital Radiation Oncology Department Tour (optional)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

*CAMPEP and MDCB (MDCB 6 credits) Credits have been applied for.

Pre-Registration: Email Bob Dahl to register for this event at: radahl@mayo.edu

Registration Fees:   $10.00 early registration (by October 17); $15.00 late and on-site registration (after October 17)

All registrations payable at the meeting site; please register early to help planning.

                          Directions, parking and hotels see website: http://chapter.aapm.org/nccaapm