NCCAAPM 2010 Spring Meeting Agenda^*

Edgewater Hotel

Madison, Wi

Friday, April 23, 2010

7:30–8:00 am Registration and Continental Breakfast (free)

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

Vendor Introduction and News

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

8:10 IGRT related items, John Wochos, M.S. (20min)

8:30 Adapting to changes in our practice and profession, Bhudatt Paliwal, Ph.D. (40min)

9:10 GPU-Accelerated auto-segmentation for adaptive radiotherapy, Andrew Godley, Ph.D. (20min)

9:30 Status of Security Requirements, Cheryl Rogers, WI DHS (20min)

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

10:20–11:40 am       Morning Professional Session (1hr 20 min)

10:20 Adventures of a Medical Physics Consultant, Mel Siedband, Ph.D., PE (20min)

10:50  Medical Device Management: A new paradigm for QA, Sean Frigo, Ph.D. (20min)

11:10 John Cameron: A UW History of Medical Physics, Larry DeWerd, Ph.D. (40min)

11:55–12:30 pm      Lunch Break (35 min), free lunch

12:30–1:15 pm        NCCAAPM Business Meeting (45 min)

1:15–2:30 pm          Young Investigator Presentations (1 hr 15 min)

1:15    Non-uniform dose distributions in whole brain radiotherapy, Ed Bender, M.S. (15min)

1:30    A novel, low cost, liquid ultrasound test object for transducer artifact assessment, Dierdre King, Ph.D. (15min)

1:45    Exit dose for intracavitary APBI with an electronic brachytherapy source, Julie Raffi, M.S. (15min)

2:00    Investigation of the TL efficiency of low energy x-rays relative to Co-60 for TLD-100, Quing Liang, M.S. (15min)

2:15    Dosimetric characterization of surface applicators for use with the Xoft Ebx source, Regina Kennedy, M.S. (15min)

2:30–3:00 pm         Coffee Break (Vendor display area - 30 min)

3:00–4:00 pm         Afternoon Scientific Session (1 hr)

3:00    An online correction strategy with 6-degree of freedom for interfraction variations utilizing a standard couch, Doug Prah, Ph.D. (20min)

3:20    Calibration of Gamma Knife, Sheridan Meltsner, Ph.D. (20min)

3:40    Brachy Mesh treatment for lung cancer, Cindy Thomason, Ph.D. (20min)

Meeting Conclusion