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 and Manuscript submission deadline: April 15, 2024

Online Submission Form: AAMD Student Writing Competition Submission Form
Note: This form is only accessible to current AAMD Student Members.

Click here to review the revised submission guidelines for the 2024 Student Writing Competition.

Submit questions to Student Writing Competition Co-chairs:
Mellonie Brown-Zacarias, mellonieb9@aol.com and Nishele Lenards, nlenards@uwlax.edu?

1^st Place: A Case Study of Radiotherapy Treatment in Dupuytren’s Contracture and Ledderhose Disease
Authors: Bryan Stump, MHA, RT(R)(T); Paige Solie, MLS (ASCP); Cortney Cashner, RT(R); Nishele Lenards PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAM; Ashley Hunzeker MS, CMD; and Sabrina Zeiler, MS, CMD, RT(T)
Institution: University of Wisconsin La Crosse

2^nd Place: A Case Study of Precentral Gyrus Dose when Controlling 36 Metastatic Brain Lesions with SRT, WBRT-HA, and WBRT
Authors: Jeremy Marshall, R.T.(T); Evangelia Andrews; Erika Winn; Nishele Lenards, PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAMD; Ashley Hunzeker, MS, CMD; and Matt Tobler, CMD, RT(T), FAAMD
Institution: University of Wisconsin La Crosse

3^rd Place: Improved Planning Efficiency in Multiple Brain Lesion SRS VMAT Cases using Eclipse Scripting
Authors: Rob Hale, BS, CPhT; Rebecca Barrett, BA, CMD; Nishele Lenards, PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAMD; Ashley Hunzeker, MS, CMD; Sabrina Zeiler, MS, CMD, RT(T)
Institution: University of Wisconsin La Crosse