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43rd Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
July 22-26, 2001 Salt Lake City, Utah

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Sunday, July 22, 2001 Session Information

Poster Session
Therapy Posters: IMRT (Delivery, Optimization, Verification), Rx Techniques
Sunday 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Room: Exhibit Hall C
SU-GG-EXH C-1 Using Beak Slit with MIMiC in Clinical IMRT - J. Huang*, A. Katz, J. Haas, T. Urrutia, J. Lauritano, E. Ortiz
SU-GG-EXH C-2 Startup Characteristics and Dosimetry of Small Monitor Unit (MU) Segments in Step and Shoot IMRT Delivery for Two Types of Digital Linear Accelerators - R. Mitra*, J. Bayouth, I. Das
SU-GG-EXH C-3 Implementation of a Step and Shoot IMRT Concept Under consideration of Clinical and Dosimetric Aspects - W. Bär*, M. Alber, M. Birkner, A. Mondry, A. Bakai, F. Nüsslin
SU-GG-EXH C-4 Clinical Use of a Micro-IMRT System - D. Biggs, P. Hoban*, R. Short, A. Rose, R. Smee, M. Schneider
SU-GG-EXH C-5 Dose Rate Effects On the Calculated Fluence Maps of IMRT Fields - L. Myrianthopoulos*, R. Hamilton, J. Turian, C. Baird
SU-GG-EXH C-6 Improvement of Dose Uniformity in Abutment Regions of IMRT and Electron Fields - N. Dogan*, L. Leybovich, A. Sethi
SU-GG-EXH C-7 A Novel Method for Calculating 3D Dose Error in IMRT Treatment of Lung Cancers with and Without Respiratory Gating - J. Kung*, P. Zygmanski, S. Jiang, N. Choi, G. Chen
SU-GG-EXH C-8 Influence of Random Field Perturbations On Dynamic Intensity Modulated Beams - P. Cho*, H. Parsaei, M. Phillips
SU-GG-EXH C-10 Optimal Step-And-Shoot Segmentation Algorithm for Unidirectional Motion of Leaves - L. Papiez*, V. Thai, M. Langer
SU-GG-EXH C-11 Comparison Between a Deterministic and a Stochastic Optimizer in Radiotherapy Optimization - C. Wu*, R. Jeraj, O. Gustavo, T. Mackie
SU-GG-EXH C-12 IMRT Optimization Based On Deliverable Intensities - J. Siebers, M. Lauterbach*, R. Mohan, Q. Wu
SU-GG-EXH C-13 Two-Stage Beam Orientation Selection Method for IMRT - A. Pugachev*, L. Xing
SU-GG-EXH C-14 An Optimization Parameter Algorithm for IMRT Prostate Treatment Planning - J. Barbiere*, M. Chan, J. Mechalakos, K. Schupak, D. Cann, C. Burman
SU-GG-EXH C-15 Geometric Aspects of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Planning - R. Drzymala*, D. Low, E. Klein
SU-GG-EXH C-16 Breast IMRT and the PTV Concept - P. Keall*, M. Arnfield, S. Tong, M. Lauterbach, Q. Wu, D. Arthur, R. Mohan
SU-GG-EXH C-17 The RTP Tool Box for RTP Research - C. Min*, B. Yi, E. Choi, J. Kim, S. Ahn, H. Chang
SU-GG-EXH C-18 A Method to Control The Spatial Distribution of Target Dose Heterogeneities in IMRT Inverse Planning - S. Jiang*, J. Kung, P. Zygmanski, G. Chen
SU-GG-EXH C-19 Optimisation of IMRT Under Constraints for Static and Dynamic MLC Delivery - M. Alber*, W. Bär, F. Nüsslin
SU-GG-EXH C-20 A Comparison of Inverse IMRT Treatment Plans - S. Morrill*, J. Bayouth, S. Mehta
SU-GG-EXH C-21 Inverse Planning by Simulated Annealing Minimization of Dose-Volume Based Objective Function - E. Sham*, D. Hristov, B. Fallone
SU-GG-EXH C-22 Outcome Analysis for Prostate Patients Treated with Sequential Tomotherapy - M. Engler*, J. Tsai, D. Lowther, T. DiPetrillo, D. Wazer
SU-GG-EXH C-23 Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Inverse Planning Optimization - S. Gaede*, E. Wong, H. Rasmussen
SU-GG-EXH C-24 Independent Calculation of Dose Distributions for IMRT Plan Review - K. Ayyangar*, C. Saw, P. Nizin, W. Zhen
SU-GG-EXH C-25 3D-Dose Verification of IMRT Treatment Plans by Means of An Inhomogeneous Anthropomorphic Fricke-Gel Phantom - F. Gum*, L. Bogner, J. Scherer, M. Bock, B. Rhein
SU-GG-EXH C-26 Clinical Implementation of a Commercial IMRT System - M. Islam*, R. Ramaseshan, B. Norrlinger, E. Gutierrez, H. Alasti, R. Heaton
SU-GG-EXH C-27 The Effect of Tissue Inhomogeneity On IMRT - N. Papanikolaou*, S. Stathakis, Y. Tsougos, C. Kappas
SU-GG-EXH C-28 Inverted Field and Its Application to the Verification of Monitor Unit Calculation in Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy - L. Xing*, J. Li, J. Satti, J. Li, Y. Chen, G. Luxton, A. Boyer
SU-GG-EXH C-29 Dosimetry Verification of Dynamic IMRT: An In-Vivo Study in Canine Subjects - H. Parsaei*, M. Phillips, P. Cho
SU-GG-EXH C-30 Evaluation of Quality Assurance by Utilizing Positional Variation in IMRT - J. Satti*, L. Xing
SU-GG-EXH C-31 Dependence of IMRT Fluence Pattern On DMLC Positional Tolerance and Root-Mean-Square Values (RMS) - P. Zygmanski*, J. Kung, S. Jiang
SU-GG-EXH C-32 Dosimetric Accuracy of Nucletron's Inverse Treatment Planning (ITP) Software - A. Olch*
SU-GG-EXH C-33 Streamlined IMRT Patient Verification Measurements Using Kodak Extended Dose Range Film (EDR2) - G. Ezzell*, S. Chungbin
SU-GG-EXH C-34 Evaluation of a New Commercial QA Phantom for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Plan Verification - G. Cardarelli*, Z. Zheng, K. Hussain, O. Cintron, D. Shearer, T. DiPetrillo, J. Tsai, M. Engler, M. Mohiuddin, D. Wazer
SU-GG-EXH C-35 Assessment of Phantom Size for IMRT - C. Saw*, K. Ayyangar, W. Zhen, B. Shen, C. Enke
SU-GG-EXH C-36 IMRT Prostate Patient Immobilization and Alignment System - M. Soubra*, C. Stablein
SU-GG-EXH C-37 Study On Attenuation and Backscatter Characteristics of Thermo-Shield Material for 6, 9, and 12 MeV Electron Beam - M. Bahmaid*, S. Kim, C. Liu, J. Palta
SU-GG-EXH C-38 Comparision of Contralateral Breast Dose Using Physical Wedge and Virtual Wedge in the Tangential Treatment Technique - Y. Huang*, L. Peng, J. Lee, Y. Lin, J. Wu, Y. Huang
SU-GG-EXH C-39 A Surface Bolus Technique for Irregular Shaped Contours for High Energy Photon and Electron Therapy - S. McNeeley*
SU-GG-EXH C-40 Implementation of a Forearm Support to Reduce the Amount of Irradiated Heart and Lung in Radiation Therapy of the Breast - C. Hurkmans*, J. Cho, J. Borger, B. Mijnheer
SU-GG-EXH C-41 Effect of Air Gap On Surface in Bolus-On-Skin Setup - H. Song*, M. Huq
SU-GG-EXH C-42 Data Analysis and Tissue Compensation for Total Body Irradiation - D. Wilson*
SU-GG-EXH C-43 Contralateral Breast Dose Reduction Using a Virtual Wedge - I. Yeo*, D. Kim, S. Huh, Y. Ahn
SU-GG-EXH C-44 The Application of a Fuzzy Inference System in Inverse Planning - H. Yan*, F. Yin, H. Guan, J. Kim