2010 Failla Memorial Lecture

Title: Radiation Physics since New York – Changes in the Last Decade and a Half

Speaker: Radhe Mohan, Ph.D.

Location:

1. Griffis Faculty Club
   New York-Presbyterian Hospital
   The University Hospitals of Columbia and Cornell
   521 East 68th Street, Manhattan
   

Date: Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Time:

1. Cocktail Hour 6:00 - 7:00 pm
   Dinner and Presentation to follow
   

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The RAMPS / Vacirca Young Investigators Symposium

Location:

1. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
   Hoffman Auditorium
   1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065
   

Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Time:

1. 6:00 PM Coffee and Cookies
   6:30 Symposium Commences
   

RAMPS Board Meeting: 5:00 - 6:00 PM, MSKCC: S1132 (Schwartz Building)

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The RAMPS / Vacirca Young Investigators Symposium Results

First: Hans Stabenau

Second: Matthew Mille

Third: Joseph McNamara

2010 RAMPS Spring Symposium

Title: Error Prevention and Patient Safety for Radiation Treatment and Diagnosis

Location:

1. Hoffmann Auditorium
   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
   1275 York Ave, New York, NY
   

Date: Friday, April 30, 2010

Time: 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM

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Slides from presentations in PDF:

1. Cheng-Shie Wuu: Introduction
   Ellen Yorke: Radiotherapy in the 21st Century: Risks and Benefits
   Pat Zanzonico: Radiotherapy and Radiology in the 21st Century: Risks and Benefits
   Lawrence T. Dauer: Patient Safety Concerns for Radiological Imaging
   Ramon Alfredo C Siochi: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for Radiation Medicine
   Edward F. Maher: Error Prevention Techniques: From Nuclear Industry to Medical Uses of X-Rays
   Howard Amols: Making Hi Tech Radiotherapy Safe
   
   

DECEMBER BUSINESS MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

Title:

1. Part I “What is New in Radiation Therapy”
   Part II “Rethinking Medicine”
   

Speaker:

1. Krishnan Suthanthiran
   President
   Best Medical International, Inc.
   

Location:

1. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
   Zuckerman Research Center
   Room: ZRC - 105
   415 E. 68th Street, New York, NY 10065
   (Note Change in Meeting Room)
   

Date: Monday, December 6, 2010

Time:

1. 5:00 - 5:45 PM Board Meeting in MSKCC: S (Schwartz Building), library
   5:30 PM Coffee and Cookies
   6:00 PM Seminar Commences
   

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