Program Information
Invited Speaker Handouts
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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: | SA - B-BRD - Brachytherapy |
| Title: | Defining Targets for Brachytherapy |
| Byline: | J Schwarz*, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25798-352470-109852-834306709.pdf (J Schwarz) |
| Session: | SA - B-BRD - Brachytherapy |
| Title: | Use of MR for Brachytherapy Target Definition and Planning |
| Byline: | J Esthappan*, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25799-352470-109853-2131720878.pdf (J Esthappan) |
| Session: | SA - B-BRD - Brachytherapy |
| Title: | QA and Commissioning of MR for Brachytherapy |
| Byline: | R Cormack*, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25800-352470-109854-1163113940.pdf (R Cormack) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRC - MR Physics: Current Practice and Future Directions |
| Title: | MR Testing and Quality Control |
| Byline: | K Huff*, Fusion Physics, LLC, Apollo Beach, FL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25807-353470-109859-1617422556.pdf (K Huff) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRC - MR Physics: Current Practice and Future Directions |
| Title: | Trending MR Clinical Application: Cardiovascular MR in Assessing Left Ventricular Function and Myocardial Viability |
| Byline: | R Muthupillai*, St Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25808-353470-109860.pdf (R Muthupillai) |
| Session: | SA - B-BRC - Best Practices in Pediatric CT Physics |
| Title: | Establishing DRLs in Pediatric CT |
| Byline: | K Strauss*, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25810-352470-109861-1172964538.pdf (K Strauss) |
| Session: | SA - B-BRC - Best Practices in Pediatric CT Physics |
| Title: | Pediatric CT Physics: A Radiologist's Perspective |
| Byline: | R McKinstry*, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25811-352470-109862-176744610.pdf (R McKinstry) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRD - Treatment Planning Fundamentals |
| Title: | Basics of Breast Planning |
| Byline: | R Howell*, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25825-352470-109873-768866206.pdf (R Howell) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRD - Treatment Planning Fundamentals |
| Title: | IMRT Vs VMAT: Does the Choice Matter? |
| Byline: | M Matuszak*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25826-352470-109874-1690041837.pdf (M Matuszak) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRD - Treatment Planning Fundamentals |
| Title: | Challenges of Accounting for Lung in Planning |
| Byline: | I Chetty*, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25827-352470-109821.pdf (I Chetty) |
| Session: | SA - D-BRD - A Clinical View of Adaptive Therapy |
| Title: | Image Registration and Assessment for Adaptive Therapy |
| Byline: | K Brock*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25888-352470-110043.pdf (K Brock) |
| Session: | SA - D-BRD - A Clinical View of Adaptive Therapy |
| Title: | Practical Workflow and the Cost of Adaptive Therapy |
| Byline: | R Kashani*, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25889-352470-110044.pdf (R Kashani) |
| Session: | SA - A-BRD - Regulatory Update |
| Title: | NRC Update |
| Byline: | C Haney*, |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25896-353470-110049-1844831736.pdf (C Haney) |
| Session: | SA - A-BRD - Regulatory Update |
| Title: | FDA Update |
| Byline: | M O'Hara*, |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25897-353470-110050-1652949552.pdf (M O'Hara) |
| Session: | SA - A-BRD - Regulatory Update |
| Title: | Government and Regulatory Affairs Update |
| Byline: | L Fairobent*, AAPM, College Park, MD |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25898-353470-110048-884667924.pdf (L Fairobent) |
| Session: | SA - D-BRD - A Clinical View of Adaptive Therapy |
| Title: | Strategies of How and When to Adapt |
| Byline: | W Mao*, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25903-352470-110054.pdf (W Mao) |
| Session: | SA - D-BRC - Communication and New Frontiers |
| Title: | Don't Electrocute Me!: Common Misconceptions in Imaging and Radiation Safety and What To Do About Them |
| Byline: | R Marsh*, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25915-353470-110060-145918290.pdf (R Marsh) |
| Session: | SA - D-BRC - Communication and New Frontiers |
| Title: | Deviceless Respiratory Motion Correction in PET Imaging - Exploring the Potential of Novel Data Driven Strategies |
| Byline: | A Kesner*, University of Colorado School of Medicine |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25916-353470-110059-1799582704.pdf (A Kesner) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRD - Medical Physics Practice Guidelines and Quality Metrics |
| Title: | MPPG #8 Linac QA |
| Byline: | K Smith*, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25816-352470-109865-1171992948.pdf (K Smith) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRD - Hands-on Session: Fault Tree Analysis Workshop |
| Title: | Overview of Fault Trees |
| Byline: | R Siochi*, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25829-353470-109875-1263283408.pdf (R Siochi) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRD - Hands-on Session: Fault Tree Analysis Workshop |
| Title: | Fault Tree Analysis in Task Group 100 |
| Byline: | P Dunscombe*, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25830-353470-109866.pdf (P Dunscombe) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRD - Hands-on Session: Fault Tree Analysis Workshop |
| Title: | Addressing Faults |
| Byline: | B Thomadsen*, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25831-353470-109876-1936163762.pdf (B Thomadsen) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRD - Collective Efforts to Improve Patient Safety Through Change |
| Title: | IHE-RO Efforts to Improve Interoperability of Systems and Patient Safety |
| Byline: | B Curran*, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, VA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25833-352470-109879-943318747.pdf (B Curran) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRD - Collective Efforts to Improve Patient Safety Through Change |
| Title: | The Rollout of AAPM TG100: Getting Engaged in Risk Assessment |
| Byline: | M Huq*, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25834-352470-109880.pdf (M Huq) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRD - Collective Efforts to Improve Patient Safety Through Change |
| Title: | Reviewing Clinical Processes Through the Lens of TG100 |
| Byline: | P Halvorsen*, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25835-352470-109881-813697838.pdf (P Halvorsen) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRD - Using Reported Events to Improve Patient Safety |
| Title: | Using Event Reporting to Improve Patient Safety |
| Byline: | E Ford*, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25846-352470-109895-806629817.pdf (E Ford) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRD - Using Reported Events to Improve Patient Safety |
| Title: | Using Event Reporting to Improve Patient Safety |
| Byline: | S Evans*, Yale University, New Haven, CT |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25847-352470-109893-336957054.pdf (S Evans) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRD - Using Reported Events to Improve Patient Safety |
| Title: | Using Event Reporting to Improve Patient Safety |
| Byline: | S Richardson*, Swedish Medical Center-Tumor Institute, Seattle, WA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25848-352470-109896-1770157594.pdf (S Richardson) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRD - Medical Physics Practice Guidelines and Quality Metrics |
| Title: | Defining Consistent Minimum Practice Standards in Clinical Medical Physics |
| Byline: | P Halvorsen*, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25904-352470-109881-31220176.pdf (P Halvorsen) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRC - Quality Metrics and Best Practices |
| Title: | Medical Physics 2.0: A Vision for Effective, Meaningful, and Value-Based Imaging Physics in the Clinical Environment |
| Byline: | E Samei*, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25906-353470-110055.pdf (E Samei) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRC - Quality Metrics and Best Practices |
| Title: | Quality in Medical Physics and Beyond |
| Byline: | P Dunscombe*, The University of Calgary, Calgary, AB |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25907-353470-109866.pdf (P Dunscombe) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRC - Stereotactic Breast Biopsy / Advances in Breast Imaging |
| Title: | ACR Accreditation of Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Systems |
| Byline: | W Geiser*, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-26959-352470-110844-1389880877.pdf (W Geiser) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRC - Stereotactic Breast Biopsy / Advances in Breast Imaging |
| Title: | Establishing a Hospital-Based I-125 Seed Breast Localization Program |
| Byline: | A Daus*, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, WI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-26960-352470-110845-1333543450.pdf (A Daus) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRC - Advances in Breast imaging: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis |
| Title: | QC Requirements for the Hologic Dimensions and GE SenoClaire Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Units |
| Byline: | M Glaser*, Alliance Medical Physics LLC, Alpharetta, GA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-26965-352470-110105-667065451.pdf (M Glaser) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRC - Advances in Breast imaging: Digital Breast Tomosynthesis |
| Title: | Physical Principles and Design of Advanced Applications for Digital Mammography |
| Byline: | J Sabol*, G.E. Healthcare, Waukesha, WI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-26966-352470-110848-1009103899.pdf (J Sabol) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRC - Clinical Topics in Breast Imaging - Part 1 |
| Title: | Breast Imaging: Clinical Update - The Clnical Side of Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Breast Center Operations |
| Byline: | L Ochoa*, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-27109-353470-110846-1125811865.pdf (L Ochoa) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRC - Radiation Dose Metric Monitoring |
| Title: | MPPG On Radiation Dose Metric Monitoring Systems & How to Use Them -- Part 1 |
| Byline: | R Dickinson*, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25813-352470-109863-238663800.pdf (R Dickinson) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRC - Radiation Dose Metric Monitoring |
| Title: | MPPG On Radiation Dose Metric Monitoring Systems & How to Use Them -- Part 2 |
| Byline: | M Supanich*, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25814-352470-109864-1746311783.pdf (M Supanich) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRD - Leadership and Management |
| Title: | Medical Physics and the Evolving Administrative Role |
| Byline: | M Howard*, Parkridge Medical Ctr, Chattanooga, TN |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25820-353470-108768-1879228580.pdf (M Howard) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRD - Leadership and Management |
| Title: | Can We Talk? Navigating the Minefields of Difficult Conversations |
| Byline: | R Miller*, Northwest Medical Physics Center, Seattle, WA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25821-353470-109868-1539188980.pdf (R Miller) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRD - Leadership and Management |
| Title: | Can We Talk? Navigating the Minefields of Difficult Conversations |
| Byline: | M Meineke*, Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25822-353470-109869-229720008.pdf (M Meineke) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRD - Improving Linac QA with TG142 and Beyond |
| Title: | What Is Missing in Current TG142 Guidance? |
| Byline: | E Klein*, Washington University, Saint Louis, MO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25837-352470-109883-463807386.pdf (E Klein) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRD - Improving Linac QA with TG142 and Beyond |
| Title: | Failure Mode and Effects Analysis of TG 142 |
| Byline: | J O'Daniel*, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25838-352470-109884-1226979764.pdf (J O'Daniel) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRD - Improving Linac QA with TG142 and Beyond |
| Title: | Vendor Tools and Uses for TG142 |
| Byline: | B Heintz*, Texas Oncology, PA, Southlake, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25839-352470-109885-1962369027.pdf (B Heintz) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRD - Detectors for Radiotherapy Measurements |
| Title: | Clinical Use of OSLDs |
| Byline: | S Kry*, MD Anderson Cancer Ctr., Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25841-352470-109886-71671192.pdf (S Kry) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRD - Detectors for Radiotherapy Measurements |
| Title: | Best Practices with Radiochromic Film |
| Byline: | M Chan*, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Basking Ridge, NJ |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25842-352470-109887-1545216157.pdf (M Chan) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRD - Detectors for Radiotherapy Measurements |
| Title: | Adding Plastic Scintillators to the Clinical Physics Toolbox |
| Byline: | L Archambault*, CHUQ Pavillon Hotel-Dieu de Quebec, Quebec, QC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25843-352470-109888-1250661295.pdf (L Archambault) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRC - Preparing for the MOC Written Exam and Match Program Update |
| Title: | MOC Exam Preparation - Therapy |
| Byline: | R Siochi*, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25900-353470-109875-522327862.pdf (R Siochi) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRC - Preparing for the MOC Written Exam and Match Program Update |
| Title: | MOC Exam Preparation - Diagnostic |
| Byline: | J Rong*, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25901-353470-110051.pdf (J Rong) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRC - Preparing for the MOC Written Exam and Match Program Update |
| Title: | Match Program Update |
| Byline: | J Gibbons*, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25902-353470-110052-1445577423.pdf (J Gibbons) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRC - Preparing for the MOC Written Exam and Match Program Update |
| Title: | MOC Exam Update From the ABR |
| Byline: | M Yester*, UAB Medical Center, Birmingham, AL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-26951-353470-110099.pdf (M Yester) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRC - TJC Update and CT Protocol Review |
| Title: | The Joint Commission 2015 Updates |
| Byline: | J Webb*, The Joint Commission, Oakbrook Terrace, IL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-26952-353470-110100-697325937.pdf (J Webb) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRD - Advanced Planning Tools |
| Title: | Clinical Use of Knowledge-Based Planning |
| Byline: | L Olsen*, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25803-352470-109856.pdf (L Olsen) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRD - Advanced Planning Tools |
| Title: | Automated Treatment Planning to Improve Plan Quality |
| Byline: | P Xia*, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25804-352470-109857.pdf (P Xia) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRD - Advanced Planning Tools |
| Title: | The Promise and Appropriateness of Knowledge-Guided Planning |
| Byline: | Q Wu*, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25805-352470-109858.pdf (Q Wu) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRC - Digital Radiography QC |
| Title: | Practical Issues Surrounding Exposure Indicies in Digital Radiography |
| Byline: | S Shepard*, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25893-352470-110046-1671245101.pdf (S Shepard) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRC - Digital Radiography QC |
| Title: | Implementation of a Large-Scale DR QC Program |
| Byline: | K Hulme*, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25894-352470-110047-1194990948.pdf (K Hulme) |
| Session: | TU - B-BRD - Professional Economics |
| Title: | 2015 Economics Update |
| Byline: | B Dirksen*, Mercy Medical Center, Coralville, IA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25909-353470-110056-1294739132.pdf (B Dirksen) |
| Session: | TU - B-BRD - Professional Economics |
| Title: | Coding and Billing Principles and Nuts and Bolts |
| Byline: | G White*, Colorado Associates in Medical Phys, Colorado Springs, CO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25910-353470-110057.pdf (G White) |
| Session: | TU - B-BRC - Diagnostic Professional Session |
| Title: | Diagnostic Workforce Update |
| Byline: | D Gress*, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25912-353470-108764-1154718552.pdf (D Gress) |
| Session: | TU - B-BRC - Diagnostic Professional Session |
| Title: | Preparing for An ACR DICOE Site Visit |
| Byline: | D Pfeiffer*, Boulder Community Health, Boulder, CO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 97-25913-353470-110058-546511654.pdf (D Pfeiffer) |