Program Information

	MR-LINAC Design	Tuesday - 8/2/2016
	Joint Imaging - Therapy Scientific Session	4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Room: Ballroom A

Moderator 1: Timothy J Waldron, University of Iowa
Moderator 2: James Dempsey, ViewRay Incorporated

4:30 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-1 : The Physics of High Power Radiofrequency Isolation in a Novel Compact Linear Accelerator Based MRI Guided Radiation Therapy System J. Lamb*, D. Low, S. Mutic, S. Shvartsman, T. Chmielewski, G. Fought, A. Sharma, J. Dempsey

4:40 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-2 : The Physics of Magnetic Field Isolation in a Novel Compact Linear Accelerator Based MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy System D. Low*, S. Mutic, S. Shvartsman, T. Chmielewski, G. Fought, A. Sharma, J. Dempsey

4:50 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-3 : Performance of a Clinical Gridded Electron Gun in Magnetic Fields: Implications for MRI-Linac Therapy B. Whelan*, M. Bazalova-Carter, B. Oborn, D. Constantin, L. Holloway, R. Fahrig, P. Keall

5:00 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-4 : A Novel Superconducting Magnet Design for Optimized Patient Access and Minimal SSD for Use in a Linac-MR Hybrid S. Yaghoobpour Tari*, K. Wachowicz, B. Fallone

5:10 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-5 : A System Design for Integration of An Interior MRI and a Linear Accelerator W. Mao*, G. Wang

5:20 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-6 : Characterization of a Linear Accelerator Operating in a Compact MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy System O. Green*, S. Mutic, D. Low, H. Li, T. Chmielewski, G. Fought, M. Hernandez, I. Kawrakow, A. Sharma, S. Shvartsman, J. Dempsey

5:30 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-7 : Design, Construction, and Installation of An Experimental Beam Line for the Development of MRI-Linac Compatible Electron Accelerator B. Whelan*, P. Keall, L. Holloway, S. Gierman, J. Schmerge, S. Tantawi, A. Tremaine, A. Trautwein, B. Scott, R. Fahrig

5:40 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-8 : The Design and Characteristics of a Novel Compact Linac-Based MRI Guided Radiation Therapy (MR-IGRT) System S. Mutic*, D. Low, T. Chmielewski, G. Fought, M. Hernandez, I. Kawrakow, A. Sharma, S. Shvartsman, J. Dempsey

5:50 PM Tuesday

TU-H-BRA-9 : Relationship Between B0 and the Contrast-To-Noise Ratio (CNR) of Tumour to Background for MRI/Radiotherapy Hybrids K. Wachowicz*, N. DeZanche, E. Yip, V. Volotovskyy, B. Fallone