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43rd Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
July 22-26, 2001 Salt Lake City, Utah
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This page will have all invited talks.
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Sunday, July 22, 2001 Abstract Information

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Education Council Symposium: Techniques for Teaching Medical Physics to Allied Health Professionals
Sunday 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Room: Ballroom A


SU-AA-BRA-1 Techniques for Teaching Medical Physics to Allied Health Professionals
Byline E Frank*, Mayo Clinic/Foundation, Rochester, MN, US
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Sunday, July 22, 2001 Abstract Information

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Education Council Symposium: Techniques for Teaching Medical Physics to Allied Health Professionals
Sunday 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Room: Ballroom A


SU-AA-BRA-2 Web-Based Computerized Training of Medical Dosimetrists
Byline A Boyer*1, J Stringer1, J Kemp2, P Dev1, J Jolly1,(1) Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, (2) Stanford University, Stanford, CA
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Contact Email boyer@reyes.stanford.edu
 
 
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Sunday, July 22, 2001 Abstract Information

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The AAPM Professional Council Symposium: A Trilateral Activity
Sunday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Room: Ballroom B


SU-BB-BRB-1 Medical Physics and Economics - a Three Body Problem
Byline C Kelsey1*, R Morin*2,(1) Univ New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, (2) Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, US
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Contact Email morin@mayo.edu
 
 
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Sunday, July 22, 2001 Abstract Information

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Scientific Director Special Lecture: The Physics and Current Status of X-Band Technology
Sunday 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Room: Ballroom A


SU-CC-BRA-1 Introduction
Byline E Klein*, Mallinckrodt Inst of Radiology, St. Louis, MO, US
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Contact Email klein_ee@castor.wustl.edu
 
 
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Sunday, July 22, 2001 Abstract Information

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Scientific Director Special Lecture: The Physics and Current Status of X-Band Technology
Sunday 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Room: Ballroom A


SU-CC-BRA-2 The Physics and Current Status of X-Band Technology
Byline R Schonberg*, Schonberg Research Corp., Los Altos Hills, CA, US
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Contact Email srcruss@aol.com
 
 
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Monday, July 23, 2001 Abstract Information

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IMRT -1: Implementation of IMRT
Monday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom B


MO-A-BRB-1 Clinical Implementation of IMRT
Byline A Boyer*, Stanford Univ School of Med, Stanford, CA, US
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Contact Email boyer@reyes.stanford.edu
 
 
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Monday, July 23, 2001 Abstract Information

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TG-51: Photon and Electron Beam Calibration
Monday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


MO-A-BRA-1 TG-51: A Review of the Background and Implementation Issues
Byline D W O Rogers1, D Followill2,(1) National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, CA, (2)UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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Contact Email dave@irs.phy.nrc.ca
 
 
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Monday, July 23, 2001 Abstract Information

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IVB-1 Intro: Restenosis, Techniques, Radionuclides
Monday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: 150 A


MO-A-150A-1 An Introduction to the Physics, Techniques and Radionuclides in the Intravascular Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Restenosis
Byline R. Nath*, N. Yue, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Contact Email nath@nath1.med.yale.edu
 
 
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Monday, July 23, 2001 Abstract Information

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TG-57: Updates to NCRP 49 for Therapy
Monday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: Ballroom B


MO-B-BRB-1 Radiation Shielding Calculations in the Post-NCRP 49 Era
Byline P J. Biggs*, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, US
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Contact Email pjbiggs@partners.org
 
 
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Monday, July 23, 2001 Abstract Information

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TG-25 Rewrite: Electron Beam Dosimetry
Monday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


MO-B-BRA-1 TG-70 - Clinical Electron Beam Dosimetry in the Era of TG-51
Byline B Gerbi*, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, US
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Contact Email gerbi001@tc.umn.edu
 
 
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Monday, July 23, 2001 Abstract Information

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Radio-pharmaceutical Dosimetry
Monday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: 150 A


MO-B-150A-1 Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry
Byline B Wessels*, Case Western Reserve University , Cleveland, OH, US
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Contact Email vbneone@aol.com
 
 
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Monday, July 23, 2001 Abstract Information

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President's Symposium: Molecular Imaging and Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning
Monday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room: Ballroom B


MO-C-BRB-1 Potential of Biological Images for Radiation Therapy of Cancer
Byline C Ling*, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, US
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Contact Email Lingc@mskcc.org
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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CE: IMRT - 2: IMRT with Multileaf Collimators
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom B


TU-A-BRB-1 IMRT with Multileaf Collimators
Byline L Verhey* University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, US
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Contact Email verhey@radonc17.ucsf.edu
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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Treatment Planning Commissioning
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


TU-A-BRA-1 Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Modern Radiation Treatment Planning Systems
Byline J Van Dyk*, London Regional Cancer Centre, London, ON, CA
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Contact Email jake.vandyk@lrcc.on.ca
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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IVB -2
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: 150 A


TU-A-150A-1 IVB Imaging in the Cath Lab
Byline A Li* and J Whiting, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, US
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Contact Email whiting@csmc.edu
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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IVB -2
Tuesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: 150 A


TU-A-150A-2 Theoretical Aspects of Dosimetry for Intravascular Brachytherapy
Byline D Duggan*, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, US
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Contact Email dennis.duggan@mcmail.vanderbilt.edu
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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TG-58: Electronic Portal Imaging
Tuesday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: Ballroom B


TU-B-BRB-1 Clinical Use of Electronic Portal Imaging : Report of AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group 58
Byline M Herman*, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Contact Email herman.michael@mayo.edu
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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Fusion in Treatment Planning
Tuesday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


TU-B-BRA-1 Image Fusion in Treatment Planning
Byline M Kessler*, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, US
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Contact Email mkessler@umich.edu
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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Funding at the NIH
Tuesday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: 150 A


TU-B-150A-1 Great Sayings of Peer Review
Byline P Strudler*, NIH Center for Scientific Review, Bethesda, MD, US
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Contact Email strudlep@drg.nih.gov
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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DICOM Beyond 2000
Tuesday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Room: 150 A


TU-E-150A-1 DICOM Beyond 2000: Introduction to DICOM RT Extensions
Byline D Murray*, Chairman, Working Group 7, and Director of Product Development TomoTherapy Inc., Middleton, WI
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Contact Email dmurray@tomotherapy.com
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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DICOM Beyond 2000
Tuesday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Room: 150 A


TU-E-150A-2 Current Status of DICOM RT Extension
Byline H Sethi*, Elekta Oncology Systems, Fleming Way, Crawley, West Sussex UK
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Contact Email Hans.Sethi@elekta.com
 
 
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Tuesday, July 24, 2001 Abstract Information

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DICOM Beyond 2000
Tuesday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Room: 150 A


TU-E-150A-3 Future RT Extensions in Development
Byline M Neumann, MDS Nordion Therapy Systems, Germany
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Contact Email mneumann@mds.nordion.com
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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CE: IMRT - 3: Verification Measurements for IMRT
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom B


WE-A-BRB-1 Verification Measurements for IMRT
Byline D Low*, Mallinckrodt Inst of Radiology, St Louis, MO, US
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Contact Email low@castor.wustl.edu
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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MU Calculations
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


WE-A-BRA-1 Monitor Unit Calculations for External Photon and Electron Beams
Byline J Gibbons*, Palmetto-Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia, South Carolina
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Contact Email gibbons-john@sc.edu
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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IVB -3
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: 150 A


WE-A-150A-1 Intravascular Brachytherapy: Dosimetry Techniques for Gamma Systems
Byline S Jani*, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, CA, US
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Contact Email sjani@scrippsclinic.com
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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IVB -3
Wednesday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: 150 A


WE-A-150A-2 Intravascular Brachytherapy
Byline T Fox*, Emory Univ School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, US
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Contact Email tim@radonc.emory.org
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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CT Simulation
Wednesday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


WE-B-BRA-1 CT Simulation
Byline S Mutic*, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO, US
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Contact Email mutic_s@castor.wustl.edu
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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Basic Film Dosimetry
Wednesday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: Ballroom B


WE-B-BRB-1 Film Dosimetry
Byline I. Das 1, C.-W. Cheng2 (1) Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (2) Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ
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Contact Email das@xrt.upenn.edu
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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New 10 CFR 35
Wednesday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: 150 A


WE-B-150A-1 Update on Revised U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulations, 10 CFR 35, for Medical Use of Byproduct Material
Byline J Williamson*, Mallinckrodt Inst of Radiology, St. Louis, MO, US
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Contact Email williamson_jf@castor.wustl.edu
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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IMRT Verification Symposium
Wednesday 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM Room: Ballroom B


WE-E-BRB-1 IMRT Verification Symposium
Byline C Chui1, L Xing2, C Ma2, (1) Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, US, (2) Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
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Contact Email low@castor.wustl.edu
 
 
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Thursday, July 26, 2001 Abstract Information

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CE: IMRT - 4: Tomotherapy
Thursday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom B


TH-A-BRB-1 Tomotherapy
Byline T Mackie*, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, US
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Contact Email mackie@macc.wisc.edu
 
 
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Thursday, July 26, 2001 Abstract Information

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TBI Commissioning
Thursday 7:30 AM - 8:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


TH-A-BRA-1 The Physics of Total Body Irradiation
Byline J. Galvin*, Dept of Radiation Oncology, Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital Philadelphia, PA
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Contact Email james.galvin@mail.tju.edu
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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NIBIB as an Agent of Change
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room: 250 D


WE-C-250D-1 Research Funding Strategies: Thoughts on the Impact of NIBIB
Byline P Judy*, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, US
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Contact Email judy@bwh.harvard.edu
 
 
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Wednesday, July 25, 2001 Abstract Information

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NIBIB as an Agent of Change
Wednesday 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Room: 250 D


WE-C-250D-2 Medical Physics Opportunities in the New NIH Environment
Byline P Carson*, Univ Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, US
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Contact Email pcarson@umich.edu
 
 
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Thursday, July 26, 2001 Abstract Information

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CE: IVB - 4
Thursday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: 150 A


TH-B-150A-1 Radiation Safety in Endovascular Brachytherapy
Byline S Balter*, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY
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Contact Email sbalter@aol.com
 
 
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Thursday, July 26, 2001 Abstract Information

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CE: IVB - 4
Thursday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: 150 A


TH-B-150A-2 Quality Management for Intravascular Brachytherapy
Byline B Thomadsen*, Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI, US
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Contact Email brthomad@facstaff.wisc.edu
 
 
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Thursday, July 26, 2001 Abstract Information

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Modern Linac Acceptance Testing
Thursday 8:30 AM - 9:25 AM Room: Ballroom A


TH-B-BRA-1 Modern-Day Linear Accelerator Acceptance Testing and Commissioning
Byline J.Palta*, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
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Contact Email paltajr@ufl.edu
 
 
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Thursday, July 26, 2001 Abstract Information

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Legal Affairs Course
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