Region V meeting speaker handouts

Friday, April 3, 2009
7:30 am Treatment Planning System Architecture for the Dosimetrist: A Disaster Preparedness Primer
Mark Russell, MS, MHA, RT(T)
8:30 am Bioanatomic IMRT
Mike Munley, PhD
9:30 am Break in Exhibit Hall
10:00 am Stereotactic Treatment Delivery with Elekta Synergy S
Brett Sloman, BHSc, CMD, and K. Martin Richardson, MS, DABR
11:00 am Clinical Implementation of a Commercial Monte-Carlo IMRT Planning System
Charles Kinsey, MSPH, DABR
12:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by Radiation Oncology at Brody School of Medicine
1:30 pm Cyberknife-Stereo Tactic Radiation Emerging Role
Scott Lankford, MD
2:30 pm Comparison of Static vs. Variable Technique
Hassaan Alkhatib, PhD (No Handout Available)
3:30 pm Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00 pm Clinical Experiences with Helical TomoTherapy
Stephen Mahan, PhD, DABR
5:00 pm Dosimetry for SBRT: Highlights from the AAPM TG101 Report on SBRT
William Hinson, PhD, DABR

 

Saturday, April 4, 2009
7:30 am Clinical Applications of Protons for Therapy
Craig McKenzie, BS, CMD
8:30 am New and Innovative Modalities for Treatment of Partial Breast Irradiation Utilizing HDR Brachytherapy
Mahta Mirzaei McKee, MS, DABR (No Handout Available)
9:30 am Break in Exhibit Hall
10:00 am Isodose Based Methodology for Minimizing the Morbidity and Mortality of Thoracic Hypofractionated Radiotherapy
Hiram Gay, MD
11:00 am The Pros and Cons of Locum Dosimetry
Randy Merrill, CMD
12:00 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
1:30 pm What's the Latest Coding News & How Does it Affect Dosimetry
Kelli Weiss, RT(R)(T), and Tamara Syverson, BS, RT(T)
2:30 pm Technical and Dosimetric Considerations for Cs-131 in Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy
Texin Li, PhD
3:30 pm Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00 pm Compensator Based IMRT for Whole Breast with Simultaneously Integrated Seroma Boost
Nancey Cost, CMD, RT(R)(T,) and Theodore E. Yaeger, MD
5:00 pm TomoTherapy-Anatomical Concerns for Treatment Planning
Paul G. Goetowski, MD