2012 Writing Competition

Information on entering the AAMD Writing Competition and the CIVCO/AAMD Student Writing Competition

AAMD Writing Competition

Enter to win one of the three cash prizes* for papers pertaining to Medical Dosimetry:
      $1000 — First Place
      $500 — Second Place
      $250 — Third Place
Abstract submission deadline: February 1
Final manuscript submission: March 1

* Prizes are courtesy of corporate donations to the AAMD Education Fund

CIVCO/AAMD Student Writing Competition

Enter to win one of three cash prizes for papers pertaining to treatment, planning, localization, and positioning.
      $500 — First Place
      $250 — Second Place
      $125 — Third Place
Abstract submission deadline: February 1
Final manuscript submission: March 1

Submit with the following form: AAMD Writing Competition Abstract Submission Form

Are you submitting an article? Then you need the AAMD Writing Competition Information to provide the details.

For more information or to submit an abstract please contact:

Theresa Kwiatkowski, BS, RTT, CMD
Lipson Cancer Center
Rochester General Hospital
1425 Portland Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621-3095
Phone: 585-922-9464
E-mail: tmkwiat@live.com

or:

Darrell Wolf, BS, CMD
Phone: 573-471-1765
Email: wolfdarrell@hotmail.com

2011 Writing Competition Winners

AAMD Writing Competition:

1st Place: A Dosimetric Investigation Into the Impact of Rectal Gas Pockets in the Treatment Planning of Prostate Patients
Author: Crystal Bull, MS, RT(R)(T), CMD
2nd Place: An Evaluation of the Contouring Abilities of Medical Dosimetry Students for the Anatomy of a Prostate Cancer Patient
Author: Kevin "Scott" Collins, MS, RT(R)(T), CMD

AAMD/CIVCO Student Writing Competition:

1st Place: Comparison of External Beam Treatment Techniques for T1-2, N0, M0 Glottic Cancers
Authors: Pamela Camingue, BS; Rochelle Christian; Davin Ng; Preston Williams
2nd Place: Utilization of Geometric Benchmarks to Define Optimal Planning Techniques with Passive Scattered Proton Therapy for Lung Treatment Plans
Authors:  Melissa Nolet, BS, RT(T); Samantha Edgington, BS; Lea Gentry, BS; Karen T. Tran, BS; Jaques Bluett, MS, CMD; Matthew B. Palmer, MBA, CMD
3rd Place: Clinical Impact of Using a Predictive Statistical Model for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Lung Treatment Planning
Authors: Adam Blake, BS, CCRP; Amita Tailor, BS; Shervada Hall, BS;  Ana Ypatzi, BS; James Welsh, MD; Matthew B. Palmer, MBA, CMD; Susan Tucker, PhD

The AAMD Writing Competition Committee would like to thank all of the authors and judges for their participation.

The AAMD would like to thank CIVCO for their continued support of the Student Writing Competition.