AAMD Regional Meetings

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Region III Meeting Region I Meeting

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regionI Region I Meeting
Explore the New Frontiers of Medical Dosimetry
Sheraton Anchorage
Anchorage, AK
August 16 - 17, 2013

Registration is Now Open!

Come "North to the Future." Discover the pristine beauty of Alaska and learn more about the evolving landscape dosimetrists face in 2013 and beyond. Combine your continuing education with a vacation. Come early or stay late to see Alaska!

Program highlights include:

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  • Head and and Neck Treatment Planning: A Comparative Review of Static Field IMRT, Rapid Arc, and Tomotherapy HD
  • A Better Approach to the Treatment Planning for Cancers in the Thoracic Region
  • Comparison Tx Plan systems for IMRT using Biological Modeling
  • Neutron Radiotherapy at the University of Washington
  • Simulation, Treatment Planning, and Treatment Delivery of the Breast/Chestwall using Uniform Scanning Proton Beam Therapy
  • Inherited Cancer Basics
  • How to Become an Invaluable Dosimetrist in this Competitive Market
  • The role of SRS for Brain Mets
  • Benign Tumors and the role of radiation treatment for them, including gamma knife, and proton therapy
  • Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning Education in Ottawa
  • Electron Conformal Therapy
    Final topics subject to change

14 MDCB credits are anticipated. (Credits will be valid for ARRT too.)

Click here to register online now

Need a hard copy registration form? Download a PDF.

Hotel and Travel Information

Click here for hotel reservations at the Sheraton Anchorage. The AAMD rate at the Sheraton Anchorage is $179 per night.

Why not earn your credits then take some time to see the beautiful sights in Alaska? Make your travel plans now! From glacier hiking and wildlife viewing to fishing in local rivers or cruising offshore waters, Alaska has something for everyone. Click here for information on all there is to see and do while you're in Alaska.

Questions? Contact Region I Meeting Co-chairs:
Felita James
Felita.S.James.ctr@health.mil

Sue Wirth
sue.wirth@anchorageradiationtherapy.com

Exhibitors and Sponsors

Showcase your products and services to medical dosimetrists and radiation oncology professionals at this unique meeting. Click here for details on Exhibit and Sponsorship Opportunities. Register online or by mail/fax.

Questions? Contact AAMD Director of Marketing Stacey Wilson: swilson@medicaldosimetry.org or 703.677.8071 x103.


Upcoming Regional Meetings

Region IV: September 27-28, 2013, Providence, RI

Call for Abstracts

If you've always thought about giving a presentation to your medical dosimetry colleagues but were overwhelmed with the idea of presenting at the annual meeting, here's your chance to give a talk in a smaller setting. AAMD is currently soliciting abstracts for presentations to be given at the Providence meeting, September 27-28, 2013. We are looking for topics that will help clinical dosimetrists with both everyday tasks and cutting edge techniques.

Click here for complete abstract submission details and the link to the online submission site.

Region III Meeting
Setting the Pace in Medical Dosimetry
Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites
Indianapolis, IN
April 12-13, 2013



Region III hosted an excellent meeting on April 12-13. With over 100 people in attendance this meeting got our educational engines racing with 15 MDCB credits, exhibits and lots of interaction with medical dosimetry/radiation oncology professionals from across the country. Handouts and certificates of attendance will be available by May 1.

Program highlights include:

  • Small Field Dosimetry: Non Equilibrium Condition
  • Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): Impact of ICRU-83
  • Calculation algorithms in radiotherapy planning systems
  • SBRT: The Indiana University Experience . . . 15 years and counting
  • The Role of Cone Beam CT and Serial Imaging in Determining the Dosimetric Impact of Anatomical Variations in the Air Column for Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
  • The Patient Experience - Our Shared Journey
  • Patient Position Stability for HDR Brachytherapy
  • Electron Conformal Therapy
  • Dosimetric Comparison of Electron Monte Carlo Normalization Methods within the Treatment Planning System
  • Proton Beam Therapy
  • The Importance of 4D CBCT in Rad Therapy
  • Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations
    Final topics subject to change.

Click here to download the PDF's of the presentations.

15 MDCB credits are anticipated. (Credits will be valid for ARRT too.)