Select the Subject Category which best pertains to your Abstract.
Joint Imaging - Therapy Physics
Therapy Physics
Imaging Physics
Professional Topics
Category |
Sub-Category (if applicable) |
Definition |
| Joint: Target Definition | ||
| Molecular / Functional Imaging | Use of novel molecular / functional imaging modalities for definition of target and/or normal tissue structures. | |
Image Registration / Fusion |
Description and evaluation of methods for combining image data sets. |
|
| Joint: Image-Guided Procedures | ||
| Modeling of Inter-Fraction Motion | Acquisition, construction, and use of temporally varying volumetric patient models pertaining to inter-fraction motion (i.e., motion occurring between successive therapeutic deliveries). | |
| Modeling of Intra-Fraction Motion | Acquisition, construction, and use of temporally varying volumetric patient models pertaining to intra-fraction motion (i.e., motion occurring within a given therapeutic delivery). | |
| Localization (Tomographic) | Tomographic imaging of internal structures prior to or during therapy for the purpose of adjusting setup and/or delivery. All tomographic imaging modalities (CT, ultrasound, MRI, etc.). | |
| Localization (Non-Tomographic) | Localization of target and/or normal tissues by non-tomographic means prior to or during therapy for the purpose of adjusting setup and/or delivery. All non-tomographic methods, image-based (e.g., portal imaging, fluoroscopy, etc.) or non-image-based (e.g., RF tracking, infrared tracking, respiration monitoring, etc.) . | |
| Margin Assessment | Assessing margins for specific patients or populations of patients. | |
| Correction Strategies | Techniques for modifying patient setup, treatment plan, etc. based on online, offline, and/or adaptive guidance strategies. | |
| Interventional Procedures | Topics related to the use of imaging in the guidance of localized therapeutic procedures. Localized interventions include surgery (open and/or minimally invasive), interventional radiology, and brachytherapy. All imaging modalities. For example: MR-guided neurosurgery; Ultrasound-guided biopsy; Ultrasound-guided brachytherapy. Topics should involve novel imaging techniques applied to a given therapy, novel therapeutic techniques enabled by imaging, or both. | |
| Joint: Quantitative Imaging for Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Response
Assessment |
||
The use of imaging for cancer diagnosis and image guided therapy has grown
significantly, and response assessment using imaging as an early biomarker
is also becoming an important component of cancer clinical trials. This
symposium will feature research presentations which focus on the
development or evaluation of quantitative tools and metrics for cancer
imaging. NOTE: Those wishing to be considered for the John S. Laughlin Science Council Research Symposium MUST submit abstracts to this category only.
|
||
| Joint: Imaging for Therapy Assessment | ||
| Imaging for monitoring and assessment of therapy response, including novel imaging methods (e.g., PET, MRI, ultrasound, and optical), molecular imaging and biomarkers, and relation to clinical infrastructure and clinical trials. | ||
Category |
Sub-Category (if applicable) |
Definition |
| IMRT (photons, electrons, or particles) | ||
| Optimization (General) | Investigations of academic and/or pre-commercial optimization algorithms or methods for general applications. | |
| Optimization (Motion) | Investigations of academic and/or pre-commercial optimization algorithms or methods that are specific to motion correction or compensation. | |
| Commercial Systems | Evaluation or comparisons of commercial IMRT planning and delivery systems. | |
| Clinical Applications | Development of IMRT planning techniques; use of IMRT with specific clinical sites. | |
| Delivery | Description and/or evaluation of novel IMRT delivery systems. | |
| Plan Verification | Methods to verify IMRT plans with measurements or independent calculations and verification results | |
| Quality Assurance | Methods and procedures for IMRT treatment planning and beam delivery quality assurance. | |
| Monte Carlo | ||
| Methods | Improvements in Monte Carlo techniques and modeling; photons, electrons, or particles. | |
| Validation | Validation of Monte Carlo planning with photons, electrons, or particles; clinical use. | |
| Tx Planning and Delivery | ||
| Clinical Planning | Improvements in clinical planning methods with photons, electrons, or particles, excluding IMRT or Monte Carlo. | |
| New Treatment Techniques and Systems | New beam modalities and delivery systems with photons, electrons, or particles, excluding IMRT. | |
| Dose calculations | Development or investigation of dose computation methods with photons, electrons, or particles, excluding Monte Carlo. | |
| Measurements | ||
| New Dosimeters | Evaluation of the characteristics of new dosimeters or evaluation of commercial dosimetry devices. | |
| New Dosimetry Systems and Procedures | Development and Evaluation of new phantoms, measurement systems and dosimetry procedures that are machine specific and/or treatment specific. | |
| Clinical Measurements (Small Fields and Buildup Regions) | Dosimetric measurements for small fields and buildup regions in uniform phantoms. | |
| Clinical Measurements (Inhomogeneities) | Dosimetric measurements for inhomogeneous geometry and interfaces. | |
| Calibration and QA | QA for planning, delivery or other processes/programs. | |
| Brachytherapy | ||
| New Isotopes and Radiopharmaceuticals | Use of new isotopes and radiopharmaceuticals; also devices if not specific to a clinical site. | |
| Treatment Techniques | Dosimetry, delivery, and radiation safety of brachytherapy. | |
| Emerging Clinical Applications | Novel applications of brachytherapy to prostate, breast, etc. | |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Radiotherapy | ||
| Cranial | Dosimetry, planning, and delivery of SRS/SRT for intra- cranial applications. | |
| Extra-cranial | Dosimetry, planning, and delivery of SRS/SRT for extra-cranial applications. | |
| Radiobiology | ||
| Fundamental | Radiation biology, animal experiments. | |
| Outcome Modeling and Design of New Trials | NTCP, TCP modeling from dose data for clinical trials and design of new clinical trials for dose escalation and fractionation studies. | |
| Treatment Planning and Evaluation | Use of radiobiological models in the treatment planning and evaluation processes. | |
| Other (Therapy) | ||
| General | Radiation safety, thermal therapies, any other. | |
| Informatics | Information science, technology and processes related to information organization, communication and analysis in medicine. | |
Category |
Sub-Category (if applicable) |
Definition |
| CAD | ||
| New Technology and Techniques | Topics in computer-aided diagnosis, including new methodologies as applied to mammography, chest, CT and other modalities. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical application and/or evaluation of novel CAD technology and techniques. | |
| Computed Tomography | ||
| Reconstruction Techniques | Topics in all aspects of CT reconstruction, including cone-beam CT reconstruction, new reconstruction techniques, methods for fast reconstruction, correction of image artifacts, etc. | |
| Multi-Detector CT | Topics related to the design and performance of multi-detector CT imaging technology (e.g., 64-slice CT scanners), including detector design, system evaluation, imaging performance, and dosimetry. | |
| Cone-Beam CT | Topics related to cone-beam CT, including the use of flat-panel detectors for cone-beam CT. Research related specifically to cone-beam CT reconstruction may be submitted in this subcategory or in "Reconstruction Techniques," above. | |
| Tomosynthesis | Topics related to tomosynthesis imaging. Research concerned with a specific body site (e.g., breast) may be submitted in this subcategory or in categories below (e.g., "Mammography"), at the authors' discretion. Research related specifically to tomosynthesis reconstruction may be submitted in this subcategory or under "Reconstruction Techniques," above. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical application of novel computed tomography technology and techniques. | |
| Display and PACS | ||
| Display Technology and Evaluation | Techniques for display of image data, including display performance evaluation, new display technologies, 2D and 3D displays, and related topics. | |
| PACS | Technology, infrastructure, and techniques related to PACS. | |
| Fluoroscopy | ||
| Topics related to real-time fluoroscopy, including digital techniques, imaging system design and characterization, new methods of performance characterization, and clinical studies. | ||
| Image Science | ||
| Imaging Performance: Measurement and Modeling | Topics of fundamental image science and imaging physics, including measurement and mathematical modeling of detector performance, imaging system evaluation, linear systems analysis, new evaluation techniques, performance metrology, etc. Topics specific to a given modality may be submitted in this category or that of the modality, at the authors' discretion. | |
| Observer Performance: Measurement and Modeling | Topics related to model and human observer performance, including experimental and theoretical analysis of observer performance (ROC, LROC, FROC, 2AFC, MAFC, etc.) and analytical models of human or machine visual systems. | |
| Image Registration, Fusion, Segmentation, and Visualization | ||
| Image Registration / Fusion | Techniques for registration and/or fusion of image data, including any combination of (2D, 3D, and/or 4D) imaging modalities, deformable modeling, and related topics. | |
| Image Processing and Segmentation | Topics in all areas of medical image processing including new methodologies, image or feature enhancement, tissue segmentation, and clinical evaluation, as applied to any medical imaging modality. | |
| Visualization / Rendering | Techniques for rendering and display of medical image data. | |
| Magnetic Resonance Imaging | ||
| New Technology and Techniques | All aspects of MRI, MRS and MRA, including image acquisition, reconstruction, new technologies, and clinical studies. Unless specifically related to MR, abstracts concerning image processing, display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical application of novel magnetic resonance imaging technology and techniques. | |
| Mammography | ||
| New Technology and Techniques | All aspects of breast imaging including digital x-ray mammography, CT, MRI, ultrasound, optical and multi-Modality. Topics include novel detectors and their evaluation, system evaluation, and new techniques in mammography. Abstracts concerning image processing, display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical application and/or evaluation of novel breast imaging technologies and techniques. | |
| Multi-Modality Imaging | ||
| CT + Nuclear Medicine | Imaging techniques combining CT and nuclear medicine (e.g., PET) techniques. Abstracts concerning image fusion may be submitted in this categories related to image registration / fusion. Abstracts concerning display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| X-Ray + Ultrasound | Imaging techniques combining x-ray and ultrasound techniques. Abstracts concerning image fusion may be submitted in this categories related to image registration / fusion. Abstracts concerning display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| Other | Imaging techniques combining any modalities not listed in the above Multi-Modality Imaging subcategories (e.g., x-ray + optical). Abstracts concerning image fusion may be submitted in this categories related to image registration / fusion. Abstracts concerning display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| Non-Conventional Imaging | ||
| All modalities with application in medical imaging not covered in other categories, including infrared imaging, impedance imaging, thermoacoustic imaging, MEG, and other topics. | ||
| Nuclear Medicine | ||
| New Technology and Techniques | All aspects of Nuclear Medicine, including SPECT and PET, imaging system design, image acquisition, reconstruction, tracers, and clinical studies. Abstracts concerning image fusion of Nuclear Medicine images may be submitted in this category or the Visualization and Image Fusion category. Unless specifically related to PET, abstracts concerning image processing, display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical application of novel nuclear medicine imaging techniques. | |
| Optical Imaging | ||
| All aspects of optical imaging, including optical coherence tomography, detectors, lasers, image acquisition, reconstruction, and clinical studies. Abstracts specific to small animal imaging by optical methods may be submitted in this category or the Small Animal Imaging category. Unless specifically related to optical imaging, abstracts concerning image processing, display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | ||
| Other Aspects of Imaging | ||
| Other aspects of imaging and diagnostic medical physics, including economics, history, demographics, relation to other fields of research, and other topics. | ||
| Dosimetry, Radiation Protection, and Quality Control (Imaging) | ||
| Quality Control | Technology and techniques for imaging quality assurance, including topics related to the practice of diagnostic medical physics and radiology quality assurance (TQM, etc.). Included in this subcategory are topics of accreditation and regulatory interest, such as the ACR, FDA, etc. | |
| Imaging Dosimetry and Radiation Protection | All topics in the area of radiation protection, including shielding, safety, and dosimetry as related to medical imaging, including internal and external radiation sources. Special attention will be paid to submissions on new protection or dosimetry approaches. Abstracts concerning a given modality but focusing on dosimetric aspects (e.g., imaging dose in CT or PET) should be submitted under this category. | |
| Radiography | ||
| New Technology and Techniques | Topics related to x-ray radiography, including DR and CR, detector design and characterization, and novel instrumentation. Abstracts concerning image processing, display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical application of novel radiographic imaging technology and techniques. | |
| Small Animal Imaging | ||
| Topics related to pre-clinical imaging in small animals, including imaging systems, new technology, multi-modality imaging, and pre-clinical studies. All modalities, including x-ray, micro-CT, ultrasound, MRI, PET, etc. | ||
| Ultrasound | ||
| New Technology and Techniques | All aspects of Ultrasound, including image acquisition, reconstruction, and new technology. Unless specifically related to Ultrasound, abstracts concerning image processing, display, CAD, etc. should be submitted under respective categories, below. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical applications of novel ultrasound imaging technology and techniques. | |
| Vascular, Endovascular, and Cardiac Imaging | ||
| New Technology and Techniques | Topics related to vascular, endovascular, and cardiac imaging. All modalities, including x-ray, ultrasound, MRI, PET, etc. | |
| Clinical Applications | Clinical application of novel vascular or cardiac imaging technology and techniques. | |
Category |
Sub-Category (if applicable) |
Definition |
| Professional Practice of Medical Physics | ||
| Organizational activities related to the performance of clinical medical physics procedures. This may include implementation and application of procedures, education related to the practice and issues specific to the practice environment. | ||
| Legislation and Regulation | ||
| Abstracts that pertain to regulatory or legislative issues that effect medical physics or are impacted by medical physics. This includes federal and state agency interactions and federal and state legislative bodies. CRCPD, NRC, Congress, CARE, others. | ||
| Ethics and Legal | ||
| Abstracts that pertain to litigation, law suits, contract preparation and reconciliation, ethics in patient care, in the workplace and in education and research. | ||
| Economics | ||
| Abstracts that pertain to economic and financial issues that effect medical physicists. This includes reimbursement, compensation, billing, etc. | ||
| (Clinical) Education | ||
| Abstracts that pertain to education and training of and by medical physicists. This may include the education of medical physicists, physicians, allied health and the public. | ||
| Administration and Management | ||
| Abstracts that pertain to management and administration of and by medical physicists. This may include staffing, human relations, recruiting, disciplinary actions, equipment selection and procurement, facility construction and financing. | ||