NCCAAPM 2008 Spring Meeting Agenda*
 Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
  Friday, April 25, 2008
 
 
 
 
7:30–8:00 am  Registration and Continental Breakfast
 
8:00–8:15 am  Welcome, Introductions and Announcements (15 min)
  Vendor Introduction and News
 
8:15–9:45 am  Morning Session (1 hr 30 min)
 
 Beth Schueler-The new MN Dept of Health rule on fluoro event (6000 mGy) reporting (30 min.)
 
 Lois Rutz- The neonatal phantom for CR and DR quality control (20 min.) pdf of Talk
 
 Alisa Walz-Flannigan-Variability in CAD findings for digital mammography (20 min.)
 
 Stan Reed-How the State of Wisconsin is ruling how sales tax applies to Medical Physics Consulting (20 min.)  pdf of Talk 
 
9:45–10:15 am  Coffee Break (Vendor display area – 30 min)
 
10:15–11:40 am       Morning Session continued – (1 hr 25 min)
 
 Tewfik Bichay-TomoTherapy for Cranial Radiosurgery: The Saint Mary Experience (30 min.) pdf of Talk 
 
 Christian Eusemann -Dual-Energy CT - How to best blend both energies in one fused image? (15 min.)
 
 Kathryn Kolsky-Development of a novel scanning photon pencil beam for temporally precise IMRT (20 min.)
 
 Mike Jarrett-The DVH comparison of Tomotherapy vs. Cyberknife vs. conventional IMRT for the treatment of prostate cancer (20 min.)
 
11:40–12:25 pm Lunch Break (45 min)
 
12:25–1:25 pm   NCCAAPM Business Meeting (1 hour)
 
1:25–2:55 pm   Young Investigator Presentations (1 hr. 30 min.)
 
  Eric Ehler-Development of four dimensional treatment planning tools and methods (15 min.)
 
   Jessica Fagerstrom-Implantable MOSFET dosimeter response to Ir-192 HDR radiation (15 min) pdf of Talk 
 
   Juan Carlos Ramirez Giraldo- Reduction of spectral overlap via modified filtration of the x-ray beams to enhance material differentiation in dual-energy CT (15 min.)
 
   Lindsay Jones-Spectrometric determination of voltage applied to x-ray tubes (15 min.) pdf of Talk 
 
  Ahmad Al-Khatib- Local enhancement of radiation dose by using High atomic number materials with high energy photon beam (15 min.)
 
  Adam Uselmann-Effective dose to non-target organs from radiotherapy (15 min.) pdf of Talk 
 
2:55–3:25 pm   Coffee Break (Vendor display area - 30 min)
 
3:25–4:40 pm   Student Awards and Final Presentations (1 hr. 15 min.)
 
   Rebecca Kitchen-Experience with a new breast HDR applicator: SAVI (20 min.)
 
  Bruce Thomadsen-Population Exposures in Medicine: 2006 compared to 1980 (20 min.)
 
  Luis Fong-Comprehensive Evaluation of Radiation Oncology Information Systems (30 min.)
 
4:40 pm Meeting Conclusion
    
  *CAMPEP and MDCB Credits have been applied for.
  Pre-Registration: Email Parham Alaei to register for this event at: alaei001@umn.edu 
  Registration Fees:   $10.00 early registration (by April 18); $15.00 late and on-site registration (after April 18)
  All registrations payable at the meeting site; please register early to help planning.
  Directions, parking and hotels see website: http://chapter.aapm.org/nccaapm