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 - C-BRC - Protocol Review and Optimization |
| Title: | Optimization of Pediatric DR |
| Byline: | K Strauss*, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH |
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| Handout(s): | 124-34873-405535-125526-1708843405.pdf (K Strauss) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRC - Protocol Review and Optimization |
| Title: | MR Protocol Review |
| Byline: | A Panda*, Mayo Clinic, Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34874-405535-125527-1271405835.pdf (A Panda) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRC - Protocol Review and Optimization |
| Title: | CT Protocol Review - Validation and Verification |
| Byline: | D Gauntt*, UAB Medical Center, Birmingham, AL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34875-405535-125528-992479418.pdf (D Gauntt) |
| Session: | SA - D-BRC - Nuclear Medicine TG177 Update |
| Title: | An Update on TG177 |
| Byline: | J Halama*, Loyola Univ Medical Center, Maywood, IL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34881-405535-125532-1144596239.pdf (J Halama) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRA|B - Building a New Radiation Therapy Clinic: Wait, Where Do I Start? - Part I |
| Title: | Shielding Trends in Radiation Therapy |
| Byline: | M Martin*, Therapy Physics, Inc., Gardena, CA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34903-405535-125584-143584219.pdf (M Martin) |
| Session: | SA - C-BRA|B - Building a New Radiation Therapy Clinic: Wait, Where Do I Start? - Part I |
| Title: | Commissioning a Linac Today |
| Byline: | G Sherouse*, Landauer Medical Physics, Charlotte, NC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34904-405535-125585-1425752224.pdf (G Sherouse) |
| Session: | SA - D-BRA|B - Building a New Radiation Therapy Clinic: Wait, Where Do I Start? - Part II |
| Title: | How to Open a New Radiation Oncology Center |
| Byline: | K Prado*, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34906-405535-125586-1443730175.pdf (K Prado) |
| Session: | SA - A-BRA|B - Medical Physics Leadership |
| Title: | Healthcare Finance |
| Byline: | M Howard*, Parkridge Medical Ctr, Chattanooga, TN |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34922-406535-125450-1801308704.pdf (M Howard) |
| Session: | SA - A-BRA|B - Medical Physics Leadership |
| Title: | Financial Fundamentals: Advocating for Your Needs |
| Byline: | P Halvorsen*, Lahey Health and Medical Center, Burlington, MA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34923-406535-125602-1732519573.pdf (P Halvorsen) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRA|B - You Too Can Create Great Incident Reports! |
| Title: | An Overview of Incident Reporting |
| Byline: | B Miller*, Henry Ford Health System, Clinton Township, AA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34835-405535-125504-119259371.pdf (B Miller) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRA|B - You Too Can Create Great Incident Reports! |
| Title: | Essential Elements of Incident Narratives |
| Byline: | B Thomadsen*, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34847-405535-125510-117491257.pdf (B Thomadsen) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRA|B - You Too Can Create Great Incident Reports! |
| Title: | Standardizing Incident Reporting in the VA Medical System |
| Byline: | J Palta*, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34848-405535-125456-1192074840.pdf (J Palta) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRA|B - Hands-On Workshop: Using Incidents to Improve Patient Care |
| Title: | Using Root Cause Analysis When Analyzing Incidents |
| Byline: | G Kim*, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34850-406535-125511.pdf (G Kim) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRA|B - Hands-On Workshop: Using Incidents to Improve Patient Care |
| Title: | Classification of Incidents |
| Byline: | J Johnson*, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34851-406535-125512-188850460.pdf (J Johnson) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRA|B - Hands-On Workshop: Using Incidents to Improve Patient Care |
| Title: | Developing a Corrective Action Plan |
| Byline: | L Schubert*, Univ. of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34852-406535-125513-2087760053.pdf (L Schubert) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRA|B - Buyer Beware: Quality Assurance of Outsourced Products |
| Title: | Quality Assurance of Outsourced Beam Modulators and Physics Work |
| Byline: | J Gibbons*, Ochsner Health System, New Orleans, LA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34854-405535-125514-1201481582.pdf (J Gibbons) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRA|B - Buyer Beware: Quality Assurance of Outsourced Products |
| Title: | Quality Assurance of Outsourced Brachytherapy Loading and Treatment Planning |
| Byline: | R Kudchadker*, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34855-405535-125515.pdf (R Kudchadker) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRC - Clinical Trends in Breast Imaging |
| Title: | From Detection to Prediction: Imaging Markers of Breast Cancer Risk |
| Byline: | C Hruska*, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34865-405535-125522-1511477456.pdf (C Hruska) |
| Session: | SU - D-BRC - FFDM Accreditation |
| Title: | Everything You Need to Know About the New ACR FFDM Manual |
| Byline: | D Pfeiffer*, Boulder Community Health, Boulder, CO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34867-405535-125523-1930208207.pdf (D Pfeiffer) |
| Session: | SU - A-BRC - Clinical Trends in Breast Imaging |
| Title: | A Clinical Perspective On DBT-Guided Stereotactic Breast Biopsy |
| Byline: | A Kerger*, The Ohio State University, Columus, OH |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34886-405535-125535-1368808796.pdf (A Kerger) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRC - ABR MOC Update / Networking |
| Title: | Changes in the ABR MOC Program |
| Byline: | G Frey*, The American Board of Radiology, Charleston, SC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34891-406535-125566-826516529.pdf (G Frey) |
| Session: | SU - C-BRC - ABR MOC Update / Networking |
| Title: | Professional Networking (and We Don't Mean Ethernet!) |
| Byline: | M Meineke*, Ohio State Univ, Columbus, OH |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34894-406535-125453-2121761609.pdf (M Meineke) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRC - Exposure Indices and Target Values in Radiography: What Are They and How Can You Use Them? |
| Title: | Definition and Validation of Exposure Indices |
| Byline: | I Reiser*, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34912-405535-125596-1012145226.pdf (I Reiser) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRC - Exposure Indices and Target Values in Radiography: What Are They and How Can You Use Them? |
| Title: | Clinical Utilization Strategies and Challenges |
| Byline: | A Walz-Flannigan*, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34913-405535-125597.pdf (A Walz-Flannigan) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRC - Exposure Indices and Target Values in Radiography: What Are They and How Can You Use Them? |
| Title: | Rethinking Action Limits Based On Findings of TG151 Multi-site Survey |
| Byline: | C Willis*, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bellaire, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34914-405535-125598-2107983612.pdf (C Willis) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRA|B - TG275 and Radiation Professional Workforces |
| Title: | TG275 |
| Byline: | D Schofield*, Saint Vincent Hospital, Acton, MA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34925-405535-125534-85838488.pdf (D Schofield) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRA|B - TG275 and Radiation Professional Workforces |
| Title: | Radiation Professional Workforces (Therapy) |
| Byline: | W Newhauser*, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34926-405535-125603-1039222525.pdf (W Newhauser) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRA|B - TG275 and Radiation Professional Workforces |
| Title: | The Path to Assessing Diagnostic Workforce |
| Byline: | D Gress*, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34927-405535-125604-276597252.pdf (D Gress) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRA|B - TG275 and Radiation Professional Workforces |
| Title: | Review of Current Trends in the Physics Chart Check Process: Results from the TG275 Survey of Practices |
| Byline: | P Johnson*, University of Miami, Miami, FL |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-35005-405535-125853-684856695.pdf (P Johnson) |
| Session: | SU - B-BRA|B - TG275 and Radiation Professional Workforces |
| Title: | Review of Current Trends in the Physics Chart Check Process: Results from the TG275 Survey of Practices |
| Byline: | L Fong de los Santos*, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-35006-405535-125795-1726928609.pdf (L Fong de los Santos) |
| Session: | MO - B-BRA|B - Big Data: How Standardizing RT Nomenclature Can Be Your Friend |
| Title: | A Physician's Perspective on Implementing Standard Nomenclature |
| Byline: | C Fuller*, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34838-405535-125506.pdf (C Fuller) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRA|B - Evolution of Treatment Plan Checks and Pre-treatment QA |
| Title: | TG275 and Beyond: Plan Checks in the Modern Age |
| Byline: | S Parker*, Novant Health, Winston Salem, NC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34857-405535-125516-323149064.pdf (S Parker) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRA|B - Evolution of Treatment Plan Checks and Pre-treatment QA |
| Title: | TG219: It's Use, Strengths and Weaknesses |
| Byline: | S Stathakis*, Cancer Therapy and Research Center, San Antonio, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34858-405535-125517-334290918.pdf (S Stathakis) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRA|B - Evolution of Treatment Plan Checks and Pre-treatment QA |
| Title: | TG218: How to Handle Pretreatment QA |
| Byline: | M Miften*, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34859-405535-125518.pdf (M Miften) |
| Session: | MO - B-BRA|B - Big Data: How Standardizing RT Nomenclature Can Be Your Friend |
| Title: | Opportunities to use Standard RT Nomenclature to Improve Care in the VA Health System |
| Byline: | J Palta*, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34860-405535-125456-1422242443.pdf (J Palta) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRA|B - Radiobiology for Hypofractionation: Basics for Clinical Physicists |
| Title: | Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy: Can Clinical Data Further Improve the Therapeutic Ratio? |
| Byline: | E Yorke*, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34862-405535-125519-1678245822.pdf (E Yorke) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRA|B - Radiobiology for Hypofractionation: Basics for Clinical Physicists |
| Title: | The Tolerance of the Nervous System to SBRT: Dogma, Data and Recommendations |
| Byline: | P Medin*, UT Southwestern Medical Ctr at Dallas, Dallas, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34863-405535-125520-1000065448.pdf (P Medin) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRC - Breast and General US Accreditation |
| Title: | Setting Up A New US QC Program |
| Byline: | D Hohreiter*, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34871-405535-125525-378632144.pdf (D Hohreiter) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRA|B - Radiobiology for Hypofractionation: Basics for Clinical Physicists |
| Title: | Clinical Outcomes Modeling and Molecular Imaging for Hypofractionated Radiotherapy |
| Byline: | D Carlson*, Yale Univ. School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34900-405535-125572-1531411539.pdf (D Carlson) |
| Session: | MO - B-BRC - Current Issues in CT Imaging |
| Title: | Updates to the ACR CT Manual |
| Byline: | C Dillon*, Alliance Medical Physics, Alpharetta, GA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34916-405535-125599-881922552.pdf (C Dillon) |
| Session: | MO - B-BRC - Current Issues in CT Imaging |
| Title: | Dual-Energy CT: The Many Technologies and Implementations and What They Mean for Physicists |
| Byline: | D Beaulieu*, Boston Children’s Hospital, Acton, MA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34918-405535-125600-1041468272.pdf (D Beaulieu) |
| Session: | MO - D-BRC - Dental Imaging: TG175 Report |
| Title: | TG175 Overview and Best Practices |
| Byline: | A Kwan*, |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34920-405535-125601-221234358.pdf (A Kwan) |
| Session: | MO - A-BRC - Breast Ultrasound |
| Title: | Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS) |
| Byline: | W Lee*, GE Healthcare, Cupertino, CA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34983-405535-125834-1725308324.pdf (W Lee) |
| Session: | MO - B-BRC - Current Issues in CT Imaging |
| Title: | Practical Dosimetry of Cone-beam Geometry CT Scanners |
| Byline: | J Anderson*, UT Southwestern Medical Ctr at Dallas, Dallas, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34984-405535-125836-1393014434.pdf (J Anderson) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRA|B - Regulatory Update |
| Title: | What Does the New Legislative Year Look Like? |
| Byline: | M Reiter*, Capitol Associates, Inc., Washington, DC |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-35103-406535-125927-298374966.pdf (M Reiter) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRA|B - Regulatory Update |
| Title: | Nuclear Medicine Inspections- What Problems Do We Find and Why? |
| Byline: | J Elee*, LA Dept of Environmental Qual, West Monroe, LA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-35104-406535-125928-1284395091.pdf (J Elee) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRA|B - Regulatory Update |
| Title: | NRC Re-Evaluation of Category 3 Source Security and Accountability |
| Byline: | D White*, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-35105-406535-125929-687447641.pdf (D White) |
| Session: | MO - C-BRA|B - Regulatory Update |
| Title: | Are Radioactive Materials Secure? |
| Byline: | R Martin*, AAPM, Alexandria, VA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-35148-406535-127211.pdf (R Martin) |
| Session: | MO - B-BRA|B - Big Data: How Standardizing RT Nomenclature Can Be Your Friend |
| Title: | TG 263: The Benefits of Standardizing Radiation Therapy Nomenclature |
| Byline: | J Moran*, Univ Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-35164-405535-125455-1292676653.pdf (J Moran) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRA|B - Emerging Technology: Real-time Monitoring of Treatment Delivery |
| Title: | EPID Exit Dose QA |
| Byline: | A Olch*, Childrens Hospital of LA, Los Angeles, CA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34840-405535-125507-2146374721.pdf (A Olch) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRA|B - Emerging Technology: Real-time Monitoring of Treatment Delivery |
| Title: | Real Time Patient Monitoring |
| Byline: | S Dieterich*, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34841-405535-125508-480019983.pdf (S Dieterich) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRC - Current Topics in MR Imaging |
| Title: | Imaging Implants |
| Byline: | J Och*, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34877-405535-125529-1644182267.pdf (J Och) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRC - Current Topics in MR Imaging |
| Title: | Artifacts and Mitigation |
| Byline: | N Yanasak*, Georgia Regents University, Augusta, GA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34878-405535-125530-2107371179.pdf (N Yanasak) |
| Session: | TU - A-BRC - Current Topics in MR Imaging |
| Title: | Myocaridal Viability Imaging |
| Byline: | R Muthupillai*, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, Pearland, TX |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34879-405535-125531.pdf (R Muthupillai) |
| Session: | TU - B-BRA|B - Radiation Safety Officers Review |
| Title: | Medical Radiation Safety Officers Review |
| Byline: | S Marsh*, Baystate Health Systems, Inc., Springfield, AA |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34896-405535-125569-231504869.pdf (S Marsh) |
| Session: | TU - B-BRA|B - Radiation Safety Officers Review |
| Title: | But I Already Have A Full-Time Job! A Therapy Physicist As Radiation Safety Officer |
| Byline: | D Pavord*, Health Quest, Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Contact Email: | |
| Handout(s): | 124-34897-405535-125570-1699867190.pdf (D Pavord) |