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July 14 - 18, 2002
Palais des Congrès de Montréal
   
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Sunday, July 14, 2002 Session Information
Poster Session
Therapy Poster Session: Image Guided Therapy; Imaging Techniques & Tools; Particle Based Radiation Therapy; Radiobiology; Stereotactic
Sunday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Room: Exhibit Hall

Chair 1: Allen Williams, Northwest Medical Physics Center, Lynnwood, WA

Chair 2: Jason W Sohn, Washington Univ, St. Louis, MO, US

2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-1
I-125 Liquid in An Intracranial Balloon -- TG-43 Formalism for An Extended Source - G. Desobry*, A. Kassaee
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-2
The TG-43 Dosimetric Characteristics of the IsoAid ADVANTAGE I-125 Brachytherapy Source - A. Meigooni*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-3
Verification of PLAQUE SIMULATOR Dose Distributions Using Radiochromic Film - A. Krintz*, W. Hanson, G. Ibbott, D. Followill
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-4
Dosimetric Characterization of An I-125 EchoSeedTM - Model 6733 and a Comparison with I-125 OncoSeedTM - Models 6702 and 6711 for Interstitial Brachytherapy - D. Roa*, N. Yue, R. Nath
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-5
Theoretical and Experimental Determination of Dosimetric Characteristics for BrachSeed Pd-103 Brachytherapy Source - A. Meigooni*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-6
General Methods for Calculating the Air Kerma Rate for Clinical Dosimetry of Low-Energy Photon Emitting Brachytherapy Sources - M. Rivard*, L. Leal, B. Kirk
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-7
Concordance Between Disparate Brachytherapy Data Sets - S. Peterson, B. Thomadsen*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-8
Experimental Determination of Dosimetric Characterization of A Newly Designed Encapsulated Interstitial Brachytherapy Source of Pd-103: Model Pd-1 BrachySeedTM - R. Nath*, N. Yue, E. Roa
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-9
Thermoluminescent Dosimetry of a New Type of I-125 Seed, SourceTech Medical Model STM1251 - S. Chiu-Tsao*, T. Duckworth, C. Hsiung, J. Williamson, Z. Li, L. Harrison
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-10
Considerations and Caveats for Implementing a Gliasite Brachytherapy Program - N. Detorie*, D. Alahakone, C. Granlund, M. Parisi, L. Kleinberg
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-11
An Adapter to Substitute 192Ir for 137Cs in Existing Gynecological Applicators - C. Rivinius*, T. Mauceri
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-12
An Approximation of the Rectum Based On Orthogonal Films for Patients Receiving Intracavitary Brachytherapy - J. Haslam*, A. Mundt, J. Roeske
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-13
The 0.897 Factor Used to Convert SK,85std to SK,99std Is Not Needed When Performing Monte Carlo Calculations to Calculate the Dose Rate Constant - D. Waid*, M. Rivard, J. Wierzbicki
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-14
Experiences in Source Strength Verification for HDR, LDR and Intravascular Brachytherapy Sources - J. Presser*, A. Sabbas, F. Kulidzhanov, J. Wang, D. Nori
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-15
Dose Uncertainty Due to CT Slice Thickness in CT-Based HDR Brachytherapy of the Prostate - Y. Kim*, I. Hsu, E. Lessard, J. Pouliot
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-16
A Method To Quickly Check The Dose Calculation In HDR Brachytherapy Of Prostate - A. Sen*, D. Kelly, G. Ingram, J. Flynn
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-17
Dose Prescription and Verification in HDR Brachytherapy Using Shielded and Unshielded Cylindrical Applicators - C. Kota*, I. Das, E. Harris
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-18
Image-Based High Dose Rate Brachytherapy PLanning for Head and Neck Implants - A. Sharma*, N. Syed, A. Puthawala
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-19
A Method for Checking High Dose Rate Treatment Times for Vaginal Applicators - C. Mayo*, K. Ulin
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-20
A Brief Description of the HDR Optimization Algorithm Used in a Commercial Treatment Planning System - J. Sun*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-21
Dose Verification in HDR Brachytherapy Using a Dedicated Computer Code - M. Lachaine*, J. Gorman, M. Palisca
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-22
Evaluation of the Point-Source Approximation Accuracy for Ir-192 Sources Used in Inverse Planned Optimized Prostate HDR Treatment - D. Béliveau Nadeau*, B. Lachance, L. Beaulieu, É. Vigneault
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-23
GafChromic Film Dose Verification of An Optimized Treatment Plan Using the HAM Applicator in HDR-IORT - L. Wang*, S. Chiu-Tsao, J. Feng, T. Duckworth, K. Hu, L. Harrison
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-24
Substantial Dose Enhancement to Endothelium Due to Stent Struts with Different Dimensions for a Beta Source Used in Intravascular Brachytherapy - Y. Ho*, S. Chiu-Tsao, P. Fan, N. Patel, H. Tsao, H. Quon, J. Pisch, L. Harrison
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-25
Display of Dose Distribution On Cine/Fluoro Images Acquired During IVBT - P. Bloch*, P. Wallner, J. Lobdell
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-26
Quality Assurance Autoradiographs of Ir-192 and Sr-90 Intravascular Brachytherapy Sources - G. Glasgow*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-27
Dosimetry Characterization of a 20mm 32P Source Wire for Use in Vascular Brachytherapy - C. Soares*, F. Mourtada
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-28
A Study of Centering During Intravascular Radiotherapy Using Dose Volume Histograms and Ultrasound - T. Jenkins*, F. Mourtada, G. Kaluza, J. Chiu, A. Raizner
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-29
Mixed Radiation Field for Intravascular Brachytherapy Using Gamma-and Beta-Emitters - S. Ye*, E. Parsai
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-30
Dose Effect of Guidewire Position in Intravascular Brachytherapy - R. Shih*, W. Hsu, X. Li
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-31
Assaying Ir-192 Line Sources Using a Standard Length Well Chamber - I. Brezovich*, R. Popple, J. Duan, S. Shen, P. Pareek
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-32
Stepping of Sr/Y-90 Source Trains Revisit in Intravascular Brachytherapy - N. Yang*, R. Chan
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-33
The PTB Secondary Standard for Intravascular Brachytherapy - H. Selbach*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-34
A Secondary Calibration Laboratory Well-Chamber Calibration Proficiency Test for Ir-192 Ribbon Sources Used in Intravascular Brachytherapy - M. Mitch*, S. Seltzer, B. Coursey
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-35
Novoste Beta-Cath Integrity Test with the Active Source Train - K. McClain*, B. Speiser
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-36
Effects of Cardiac Motion and Hydraulic Pressure On the Longitudinal Source Movement in Intravascular Brachytherapy - P. Wong*, A. Sandhu, S. Giri, M. Shaves
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-37
Dosimetry of the Sr/Y Sources Train of the Novoste Beta-Cath System - X. Wu*, H. Shao, L. Wang, C. Luo
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-38
Theoretical Determination of Activities and Numbers of I-125 and Pd-103 Sources in Ultrasound Guided Prostate Implants - H. Zhang*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-39
Generic Activity Nomogram for 125I Prostate Implants - R. Wallace*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-40
Determining a - R. Sloboda*, J. Pedersen, R. Halperin
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-41
New Methods for Anisotropy Characterization of Pd-103 and I-125 Prostate Brachytherapy Seed Emissions Using Radiochromic Film and Angular X-Ray Spectrometry - M. Mitch*, P. Lamperti, S. Seltzer, B. Coursey
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-42
Correlation Between Radiation Dose to the Proximal Penis and the Development of Brachytherapy-Induced Erectile Dysfunction - W. Butler*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-43
Intra-Operative Dynamic Dose Optimization for Prostate Permanent Implants - E. Lee*, M. Zaider
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-44
Physical Preplanning Margin and Preimplant Dosimetric Parameters as Predictors of Postimplant Quality in Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy - W. Butler*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-45
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Spikes Following Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy - A. Hines*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-46
Permanente Prostate Seeds Implant Studies Using CT Fusion - Y. Qian*, C. Haywood, B. Forell
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-47
Linear Peripheral Loading of Radioactive Seeds for Transperineal Implantation Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer - H. Song*, A. Dicker, F. Waterman
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-48
An Uncomplicated Method for Evaluating Permanent Prostate Implants - M. Moisi*, G. Cohen, H. Amols, M. Zaider
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-49
Source Modeling and Beam Commissioning for Photon Beams From a Siemens Accelerator - J. Li*, C. Ma, S. Jiang, J. Deng, R. Price Jr, S. McNeeley, L. Chen, M. Ding, E. Fourkal
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-50
Calculations of a Millennium Multileaf Collimator Using the DPM and BEAM/DOSXYZ Monte Carlo Codes - N. Tyagi*, I. Chetty, B. Fraass, A. Bielajew
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-51
Biological Effects of Low Dose Ionizing Radiation in Human Subjects Undergoing Radiotherapy: Accuracy of Monte Carlo Dose Calculations in Peripheral Regions of Radiotherapy Beams - M. Arnold*, R. Stern, M. Descalle, Z. Goldberg, C. Hartmann-Siantar, R. Walling
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-52
Electron Impact Ionization Cross Sections for EGSnrc - I. Kawrakow*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-53
MCBEAM: A Monte Carlo Tool to Simulate Medical Accelerators - J. Li*, C. Ma
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-54
Beowulf Cluster Parallelisation of Monte Carlo Code for Dose Calculation in Radiotherapy - G. Scielzo*, S. Chauvie, P. Marini, M. Dominoni, M. Stasi
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-55
Monte Carlo Dose Calculation of Multiple Beamlets for IMRT by Using a Discriminating Particle Transport and Dose Tallying Approach On the Base of MCNP 4B Code - T. He*, F. Van den Heuvel
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-56
The Geant4 Simulation Toolkit and Its Low Energy Electromagnetic Physics Package - S. Chauvie*, V. Ivanchenko, F. Longo, P. Nieminen, G. Santin, M. Pia
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-57
Monte Carlo Simulation of Multi-Dimensional Dose Distribution for High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy of Cancer - H. Lee*, W. Hsi, J. Chu, A. Saxena
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-58
Peregrine as a Verification Tool of Corvus Treatment Planning System - Z. Zheng*, G. Cardarelli, D. Shearer, D. Wazer, T. DiPetrillo, P. Chougule
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-59
A Comparison of Algorithms to Monte Carlo Data Near Inhomogeneities - A. Jones*, I. Das
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-60
Phase Space Calibration for the Clinical Implementation of Monte Carlo Treatment Planning - L. Chen*, J. Li, R. Price, S. McNeeley, L. Wang, L. Qin, C. Ma
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-62
An Automated Beam Commissioning Procedure for Monte Carlo Treatment Planning - L. Qin*, J. Li, S. Jiang, J. Deng, L. Chen, C. Ma
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-63
Design Optimization of Intraoperative Radiotherapy Cones - D. Bernard, J. Chu*, M. Rozenfeld, L. Lanzl, A. Pagnamenta
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-64
Monte Carlo Simulations of a Complete Calibration X-Ray Unit (40 – 160 KVp) - L. Benomrane, F. Verhaegen*, N. Chahed, S. Mtimet
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-65
Are Neutrons Responsible for the Dose Discrepancy Between Monte Carlo Calculations and Measurements in a High-Energy Photon Beam at the Buildup Region? - G. Ding, C. Duzenli, N. Kalach*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-66
Permanent Prostate Implants: General Information and Radiation Safety for the Patients - N. Varfalvy*, M. Chretien, M. Tremblay, L. Beaulieu
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-67
Comparison of Two Optimization Algorithms for the Position, Length, Time Duration and Source Strength of Linear Optical Fibers for Interstitial Photodynamic Therapy - Y. Xiao*, Y. Censor, T. Zhu, M. Altschuler, S. Wu, J. Galvin
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-68
Optimized Interstitial PDT Prostate Treatment Planning with the Cimmino Algorithm - M. Altschuler*, T. Zhu, Y. Xiao, S. Hahn
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-69
Radius and Depth Dependence of Light in Turbid Medium for Wavelengths Between 532-730nm - A. Dimofte*, T. Zhu, S. Hahn
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-70
Evaluation of the Tenth Value Layer (TVL) and Half Value Layer (HVL) in Lead for the Primary and the Scattered Radiation of An Iridium 192 (Ir-192) Source - Facility Design - M. Mondat*, N. Blais, W. Wierzbicki
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-71
Shielding Modification for a Vault to Accommodate Isocenter Shift And Switching From 6 to 18 MV - D. Macey*, M. Jacob, B. Pillai
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-72
Construction of Two Linac Bunkers in the Quebec City's Old Historic Quarter - An Engineering Challenge - M. Chretien*, N. Varfalvy, D. Bastien
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-73
Validation of An Internal Source Model in the PEREGRINE System for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy - M. Descalle*, C. Hartmann Siantar, R. Walling
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-74
Australasian Medical Physics Training, Education and Accreditation (TEA): Past, Present and Future - N. Suchowerska*, J. Drew, L. Oliver
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-75
A Filter and Blocking Arrangement for Irradiation of the Mouse Spinal Cord - L. Gerweck, M. El-Ghamry, P. Biggs*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-76
The Application of Optical Biopsy in Radiotherapy - S. Han*, M. Müller, S. Park, D. Oh
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-77
Temperature Distributionin in Interstitial Ultrasound Heating From FEA Calculations - J. Ortega Martinez *, B. Jarosz
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-78
CERR: A Computational Environment for Radiotherapy Research - J. Deasy*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-79
Primary Beam Widths in Ceiling Shielding - P. Biggs*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-80
Does the Dose Outside a Primary Barrier Follow the Inverse Square Law? - P. Biggs*
2:30 PM
SU-FF-EXH-81
A Secure Internet Based, Real-Time System for Sharing RT Treatment Plans: Implementation for Clinical Cooperative Groups Quality Assurance - V. Frouhar*, J. Palta, J. Depmsey

     

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