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Selected speakers have been asked to provide handouts for their presentations. The speakers will either provide the handout for posting on the website pre-meeting or at the show site, to be posted following the meeting. Attendees are encouraged to print handouts prior to their arrival at the meeting.

NOTE: Individuals must contact the Presenting or Corresponding author directly for permission to use material from posted handouts.

Session: SU - C-Salon EF - ABR Trustees and Continuous Certification & PQI
Title: ABR Trustees and Continuous Certification & PQI
Byline: R Morin1*, (1) Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Handout(s): 72-20320-286394-90830.pdf (R Morin)
Session: SU - A-Salon BCD - Advanced Modalities in Breast Imaging - Molecular Breast Imaging and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Title: Advanced Modalities in Breast Imaging / Molecular Breast Imaging and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Byline: M Martin*, Therapy Physics, Inc., Gardena, CA
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Handout(s): 72-20262-286394-90706.pdf (M Martin)
Session: MO - A-Salon EF - Advances in Brachytherapy Dose Calculations
Title: Advances in Brachytherapy Dose Calculations
Byline: L Beaulieu1*, F Mourtada2*, (1) Centre Hospitalier Univ de Quebec, Quebec, QC, (2) Christiana Care Hospital, Newark, DE
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Handout(s): 72-20256-243393-90762.pdf (L Beaulieu)
72-20256-243393-90763.pdf (F Mourtada)
Session: SU - C-Salon BCD - Professional Liability and Risk Management in Medical Physics Practice
Title: Anatomy of a Professional Liability Case
Byline: J Masten1*, (1) Aspirus Regional Cancer Center, WAUSAU, WI
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Handout(s): 72-20321-285394-90748.pdf (J Masten)
Session: SA - A-Salon EF - Regulatory and Legislative
Title: Are There Roadblocks in the Way to Regulatory Or Legislative Progress?
Byline: L Fairobent*, AAPM, College Park, MD
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Handout(s): 72-20319-286394-90802.pdf (L Fairobent)
Session: TU - A-Salon EF - Clinical Trials
Title: Clinical Trials
Byline: J Moran1*, Y Xiao2*, (1) Univ Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, (2) Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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Handout(s): 72-20258-243393-90699.pdf (J Moran)
72-20258-243393-90758.pdf (Y Xiao)
Session: MO - C-Salon BCD - Controversial Medical Physics Issues
Title: Controversial Medical Physics Issues
Byline: J Clements1*, P Halvorsen2*, K Antes3*, D Jordan4*, (1) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX, (2) Alliance Imaging/Alliance Oncology, Newton, MA, (3) Presbyterian Healthcare System, Dallas, TX, (4) University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Shaker Heights, OH
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Handout(s): 72-20325-242393-90702.pdf (J Clements)
Session: SA - B-Salon BCD - CT: SSDE / New ACR QC Manual
Title: CT
Byline: D Pfeiffer*, Boulder Community Foothills Hospital, Boulder, CO
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Handout(s): 72-20265-285394-90796.pdf (D Pfeiffer)
Session: SA - B-Salon BCD - CT: SSDE / New ACR QC Manual
Title: CT: Size Specific Dose Estimate (SSDE): Why We Need Another CT Dose Index
Byline: K Strauss*, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, CINCINNATI, OH
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Handout(s): 72-20342-285394-90888.pdf (K Strauss)
Session: MO - D-Salon EF - Data Integrity and Electronic Charting (EBRT and Brachytherapy)
Title: Data Integrity and Electronic Charting (EBRT and Brachytherapy)
Byline: L Benedetti (Burgess)1*, R Siochi2*, (1) William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI, (2) University Of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Handout(s): 72-20257-243393-90764.pdf (L Benedetti (Burgess))
72-20257-243393-90765.pdf (R Siochi)
Session: MO - A-Salon BCD - MR: Multi-vendor Testing / Automated Phantom QC Analysis
Title: Development of An Automated MR Quality Control Program in Compliance with American College of Radiology (ACR) Accreditation Requirements
Byline: K McGee*, S Stiving, Z Bao, D Lanners, T Peterson, R Jonsgaard, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Handout(s): 72-20312-285394-90772.pdf (K McGee)
Session: SU - B-Salon BCD - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Basic Physics and Operation
Title: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Basic Physics and Operation
Byline: L Greer1*, (1) ,Phoenix, AZ
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Handout(s): 72-20399-285394-90981.pdf (L Greer)
Session: TU - B-Salon EF - Effective Communication Skills with Staff and Patients
Title: Effective Communication Skills with Staff and Patients
Byline: K Levine1*, (1) University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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Handout(s): 72-20326-286394-90806.pdf (K Levine)
Session: SU - A-Salon BCD - Advanced Modalities in Breast Imaging - Molecular Breast Imaging and Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
Title: Establishing a New Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) Program: Roles of the Medical Physicist
Byline: J Clements1*, (1) Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX
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Handout(s): 72-20263-286394-90702.pdf (J Clements)
Session: MO - A-Salon BCD - MR: Multi-vendor Testing / Automated Phantom QC Analysis
Title: Experiences in ACR MRI Accreditation - Vendor Nuances That Every Clinical MRI Physicist Should Know
Byline: K Huff1*, (1) ,RIVERVIEW, FL
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Handout(s): 72-20311-285394-90771.pdf (K Huff)
Session: MO - D-Salon BCD - Radiation Safety: Tips for the Dx MP / Shielding for Multi-modality Technology
Title: Fifty Shades Of Gray: A Medical Physicists Guide As RSO
Byline: K Nelson1*, (1) Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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Handout(s): 72-20313-285394-90773.pdf (K Nelson)
Session: SU - B-Salon EF - Foundations of Radiation Physics: EBRT QA
Title: Foundations of Radiation Physics: External Beam Radiation Therapy Quality Assurance
Byline: S Kry1*, F Yin2*, Y Xiao3*, (1) MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX, (2) Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, (3) Thomas Jefferson Univ Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
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Handout(s): 72-20254-243393-90757.pdf (S Kry)
72-20254-243393-90800.pdf (F Yin)
72-20254-243393-90758.pdf (Y Xiao)
Session: SU - A-Salon EF - Fundamentals of Radiation Physics: MU Calculation and Verification
Title: Foundations of Radiation Physics: Monitor Unit Calculation and Verification
Byline: J Gibbons1*, R Stern2*, (1) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA, (2) UC Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA
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Handout(s): 72-20253-243393-90755.pdf (J Gibbons)
72-20253-243393-90756.pdf (R Stern)
Session: TU - A-Salon BCD - General Diagnostic: Dental X-Ray / Preparing for an ACR Site Visit
Title: General Diagnostics
Byline: R Pizzutiello1*, (1) Upstate Medical Physics, Victor, NY
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Handout(s): 72-20315-285394-90797.pdf (R Pizzutiello)
Session: SU - B-Salon BCD - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Basic Physics and Operation
Title: History, Theory and Operation of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Systems
Byline: M Goodsitt*, H Chan, Univ Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Handout(s): 72-20260-285394-90770.pdf (M Goodsitt)
Session: MO - C-Salon EF - Medical Physics Practice Guidelines
Title: Medical Physics Practice Guidelines
Byline: D Cody1*, J Fontenot2*, (1) U.T.M.D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (2) Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA
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Handout(s): 72-20324-242393-90804.pdf (D Cody)
72-20324-242393-90805.pdf (J Fontenot)
Session: SU - C-Salon EF - ABR Trustees and Continuous Certification & PQI
Title: Medical Physics Practice Quality Improvement Guidelines
Byline: M Yester1*, (1) UAB Medical Center, Birmingham, AL
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Handout(s): 72-20330-286394-90843.pdf (M Yester)
Session: SU - D-Salon EF - QA of Treatment Guidance Systems
Title: QA of Treatment Guidance Systems
Byline: T Willoughby1*, B Salter2*, J Bissonnette3*, (1) M.D. Anderson Cancer Ctr Orlando, Orlando, FL, (2) University Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, (3) Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, ON
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Handout(s): 72-20255-243393-90759.pdf (T Willoughby)
72-20255-243393-90761.pdf (J Bissonnette)
Session: MO - B-Salon BCD - Advanced Fluoroscopy: Cardiac Cath Lab / Dose Tracking (Fluoro and CT)
Title: Radiation Dose Informatics: Using the Tools of Six Sigma to Improve Radiation Exposure Prescription
Byline: W Pavlicek, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
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Handout(s): 72-20318-285394-90775.pdf (W Pavlicek)
Session: SA - B-Salon EF - Small Field Dosimetry for SRS, SBRT, IMRT, and VMAT
Title: Small Field Dosimetry for SRS, SBRT, IMRT, and VMAT
Byline: I Das1*, D Low2*, (1) Indiana University- School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, (2) UCLA, Los Angeleas, CA
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Handout(s): 72-20252-243393-90753.pdf (I Das)
72-20252-243393-90754.pdf (D Low)
Session: TU - A-Salon BCD - General Diagnostic: Dental X-Ray / Preparing for an ACR Site Visit
Title: The American College of Radiology Random On Site Survey
Byline: W Geiser1*, (1) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Handout(s): 72-20316-285394-90701.pdf (W Geiser)
Session: SU - D-Salon BCD - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis ACR/MQSA Requirements and Facility Design
Title: Tomosynthesis from the Ground Up
Byline: W Geiser1*, (1) UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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Handout(s): 72-20261-285394-90701.pdf (W Geiser)
Session: SU - D-Salon BCD - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis ACR/MQSA Requirements and Facility Design
Title: Update On MQSA and ACR Mammography Accreditation Program
Byline: P Platt*, American College of Radiology, Reston, VA
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Handout(s): 72-20259-285394-90769.pdf (P Platt)
Session: MO - B-Salon BCD - Advanced Fluoroscopy: Cardiac Cath Lab / Dose Tracking (Fluoro and CT)
Title: X-Ray Fluoroscopy Imaging in the Invasive Cardiac Laboratory: Medical Physics Support of a Contemporary Practice
Byline: K Fetterly1*, (1) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Handout(s): 72-20317-285394-90774.pdf (K Fetterly)