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41st Annual Meeting of
the American Association of Physicists in Medicine
July 25-29, 1999 Nashville, Tennessee

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Paper Presentations
Mon-Wed (7 am to 11 pm) Thurs (7 am to 12 pm)
Therapy Paper Presentations
    Room: Ryman Exhibit Hall
PA-T-1 Is CVD Diamond the Real Solution as a Dosimeter ? - New Developments - R. Iyer*, C. Buttar, J. Conway
PA-T-2 Importance of Contact for CVD Diamond Radiotherapy Dosimeter - R. Iyer*, C. Buttar, J. Conway
PA-T-3 Performance Evaluation of a Daily QA Device - L. Ding*, D. Saini, W. Simon
PA-T-5 Cardiac Death: A Dynamical Disease Model - D. Herbert*
PA-T-6 BNCT as a Boost to Fast Neutron Therapy - K. Buzzi*, D. Nigg
PA-T-7 On the feasibility of Boron Neutron Capture Enhanced Photon Therapy (BNCEPT) - N. Adnani*, G. Fallone, M. Evans
PA-T-8 II. Setting Standards for Relocatable Stereotactic Head Frames: Controversies - A. Lightstone*, R. Ramani
PA-T-9 Radiation Dose Along a Treatment Couch During Gamma Knife Radiosurgery - S. Prasad*, D. Bassano
PA-T-10 Isodose Volume Analysis of 12.5 and 40.0 mm Diameter Collimators for 4 MV and 6 MV Radiosurgery Beams - W. Al-Najjar*, J. McMahon, K. Parthasaradhi, S. Prasad, W. Bloomer
PA-T-11 Inverse Treatment Planning with a Biological Objective and Physical Dose Constraints - D. Hristov*
PA-T-12 Comparison Of Traditional And IMRT Techniques For Cord Blocks And Mantle Fields - R. Alecu*, M. Alecu, M. Hebert, R. Gilbert, T. Ochran
PA-T-13 Experience with HELIOS Inverse Treatment Planning System - J. Ting*, E. Butker, E. Elder, M. Mitchum, S. Ghavidel, L. Davis
PA-T-15 Dose Comparison and Verification of IMRT Plans Generated From the NOMOS(TM) Corvus (TM) Treatment Planning System Using 6 MV and 18 MV Photons - C. Yang*
PA-T-16 The Dosimetric Accuracy of Two Treatment Planning Systems for Step-and-Shoot Intensity Modulation - I. Cordrey*, C. Ramsey, A. Oliver
PA-T-17 Patient Setup and Verification for IMRT: A Quality Assurance Program - A. Jones*, M. Kleiman, P. Vigneri, N. Kayal
PA-T-18 Variation of the Energy Spectrum of a High Dose Rate (HDR) Ir-192 Source Along the Transverse and Longitudinal Source Axes - S. Cho*, W. Hanson
PA-T-19 Calibration Intercomparisons of an HDR Source in Rate and Integrate Modes - A. Sabbas*, J. Presser
PA-T-20 Determining Source Location for Tandem and Ovoid Brachytherapy Implants Using Non-orthogonal Films - M. Blough*, R. Waggener
PA-T-21 Dose Anisotropy Measurement of an 192Ir High Dose Rate Source with a Diamond Detector - S. Rustgi*
PA-T-22 Unintended Consequences of Optimized Computerized Treatment Planning - N. Samsami*, S. Nag
PA-T-23 Which Isotope is Better? Physics Point of View - E. Chen*
PA-T-24 Seed Loading Verification for Permanent Prostate Implant - E. Chen*
PA-T-25 Exposure Elliminated by a Simple Vacuum System Constructed to Enable Well Chamber Assay of Single or Multiple Radioactive Seeds From Groups of Loose Seeds and Contain Them for Gas or Steam Sterilization Prior to Seed Needle Loading for Prostatic Seed Impl - W. Kan*, Z. Ouhib, K. Clark
PA-T-26 Migration of Radioactive Seeds and Tumor Motion after Transperineal Permanent Prostate Implants - E. Lief*, D. Cann, J. Hanley, K. Schupak, D. Hajela, M. Zaider, M. Chan
PA-T-27 The Influence of Prophylactic Dexamethasone on Edema Following Prostate Brachytherapy - W. Butler*, G. Merrick, J. Lief, A. Dorsey
PA-T-28 A New Method for Post Implant Evaluation of Permanent Prostate Implants - G. Cohen*, M. Zaider, M. Zelefsky
PA-T-29 Methods To Increase The Effectiveness Of Prostate HDR Brachytherapy - M. Alecu*, R. Alecu, M. Hebert, M. Kerley, T. Ochran
PA-T-30 A Relative Seed Calibration Technique Using a Mick Applicator Cartridge - W. Weaver*, C. Coffey
PA-T-32 Commissioning of a Commercial 3-D Planning System and Evaluation of a DICOM Based CT/MRI Co-Registration Module - N. Roberts, G. Dominiak*, G. Dominiak
PA-T-33 Dosimetric Assessment of Hepatobiliary Tract Treatment - C. Saw*, A. Paulino, K. Anderson, E. Pennington, J. Doornbos, D. Hussey
PA-T-34 A Study of Five Treatment Techniques for Prostate Carcinoma - S. She*, R. Kagan, A. Rao, Y. Qian, L. Lin, P. Chow, L. Masiack
PA-T-35 Characterization of Dosimetric Penumbra of Square Fields Produced by a Multi-Leaf Collimation System for High Energy Photon Beams - M. Ahmad*, K. Shahnazi, Z. Chen, R. Nath
PA-T-36 Field Size Dependence Correction Factor for an In-Vivo Dosimetry (IVD) System - Z. Wang*, B. Rabbani
PA-T-37 Daily Quality Assurance of Beam Output and Flatness using Diodes - V. Colussi*, C. Sibata, A. Beddar, Q. Wu, T. Kinsella
PA-T-38 Investigation of Small Electron Beams with a PTW-Markus Chamber - M. Soldano*, E. Johnson, J. Ashburn
PA-T-39 A General Method for Deriving X-ray Spectra for 25 kV to 25 MV from Transmission Methods in Different Materials - R. Waggener*, M. Blough, B. Wieckowska, J. Terry, N. Lee, D. Chen, S. Zhang, W. McDavid
PA-T-40 Measured Neutron Fluence Around Multiple Varian Clinac 2100C/CD Accelerators - D. Followill*, S. Smith, C. Kasper, R. Weathers, W. Hanson, M. Stovall
PA-T-41 Characterization of Radiation Induced Polymer in Dosimeter Gel Used for Radiotherapy Dose Measurements - P. Haraldsson*, M. Nydén, S. Bäck, L. Olsson
PA-T-42 "Zero Field" Output as Obtained from Film Dosimetry Measurement - Z. Wang*, B. Rabbani
PA-T-43 A Procedural Menu to Start a Thermoluminescent Dosimetry (TLD) Program For Clinical Applications. - E. Parsai*, K. Ayyangar, P. Aryal, S. Malik, J. Feldmeier
PA-T-44 HDR Brachytherapy Quality Assurance and Patient Dose Monitoring Using Diodes - A. Beddar*, C. Sibata, Q. Wu, M. Marcu, V. Colussi, R. Ellis, M. Samuels, T. Kinsella
PA-T-45 Precision Measurement of Electron Dose Distributions in an Anthropomorphic Phantom - D. Scora*, B. Faddegon
PA-T-46 Calculated vs. Measured Dose Distributions for Clinically Relevant Electron-Photon Field Matching - C. Hagness*, M. Herman
PA-T-47 Dosimetry of Tungsten Eye Shields for Electron Therapy - A. Sabbas*
PA-T-48 Dosimetry of Asymmetric Jaws for Matching Junctions - C. Saw*, K. Krishna, D. Hussey
PA-T-49 Dose Contribution from the Posterior Axillary Boost Field to the Overlapping Region of the Supraclavicular Field - A. Thompson*, T. Zhu, J. Rosenstock
PA-T-50 Radiochromic Dosimetry in Intravascular Brachytherapy for Treating Restenosis - N. Yang*, R. Chan
PA-T-51 The Monte Carlo Dosimetry of Total Body Irradiation at Co-60 Teletherapy Machine - C. Tsai*, H. Leung
PA-T-52 Surface Dose Analysis for Dynamic Wedge vs. Fixed Wedge Using TLDs - L. Lin*, Y. Qian
PA-T-53 Dosimetry for Enhanced Dynamic Wedge Field - X. Ren*
PA-T-54 Comparison of Measured versus GammaPlan Generated Gamma Knife Beam Profiles and Isodose Distributions - M. Bank*
PA-T-55 A Neural Network Model for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning - X. Wu*, L. Luo
PA-T-56 Dosimetric Considerations of MLC Shaped Fields and Optimization Techniques for Conformal Therapy Using Dose Volume Histogram (DVH) Analysis - R. Mitra*, I. Das
PA-T-57 Comparison of Different Optimization Techniques in Brachytherapy for Children's H/N Rhabdomyosarcoma - K. Koedooder*, L. Blank
PA-T-58 The Use of DRR and EPI for Streamlining Prostate Radiotherapy Process - L. Aubin, A. Conrad, C. Thompson, M. Thompson, A. Wolters, P. Rapley, R. Rajapakshe*
PA-T-59 Clinical Implementation of a new Electronic Portal Imaging System - R. Rajapakshe*, L. Aubin, A. Conrad, C. Thompson
PA-T-60 The Development of a Virtual Radiotherapy Clinic - M. Chan*
PA-T-61 Helax-IMCON - A Simulator Workstation in Clinical Use at the Norwegian Radium Hospital - B. Knutsen*, T. Green, K. Eilertsen, L. Sæten
PA-T-62 A Routine Quality Assurance Program for IMRT with Dynamic Multileaf Collimator - T. Willoughby, MS*, M. Weinhous, P. Kupelian, MD
PA-T-63 A Patient Specific Technique for the Verification of Intensity Modulated Beams Based on CT-MR Image Registration and Ferrous Sulfate Gel Dosimetry - W. Parker*, D. Hristov, E. Podgorsak
PA-T-64 Dose Verification of Traditional (2.5-D) and 3-D Treatment Planning Systems Through in-vivo Dosimetry of Tangential Breast Irradiation: A Satellite Study - B. Thomadsen, Ph.D, J. Gentry*, B. Paliwal, Ph.D
PA-T-65 Position Accuracy And Timer Linearity HDR Test Phantom Employing Radiochromic Film. - S. Pai*, L. Reinstein
PA-T-66 A Comparison of General MCNP and EGS4/DOSXYZ Monte Carlo Codes on 2D and 3D-dose Calculation of Monoenergetic Photon and Electron Beams - Q. Ncube*, J. DeMarco, T. Solberg, R. Fogg, J. Smathers
PA-T-68 Dose Output Variations of Calibrated Electron Beams When X-Ray Collimators Deviate in X-Y Settings. - S. Ballester*, A. Kalend
PA-T-69 X-ray Spectra Weighted Dosimetric Quantities as a Function of Depth and 2-D Position in a 4 MV X-ray Therapy Field - N. Lee, D. Chen, R. Waggener*
PA-T-70 Qa Program for a Siemens Virtual Wedge - M. Bank*, P. Dittmer
PA-T-71 Medical Accelerator Accessory for Routine QA of Geometric Treatment Parameters - L. Reinstein*, S. Pai, K. Welsh
PA-T-72 Use of an Ionization Chamber in an Anthropomorphic Pelvic Phantom to Verify Monitor Unit Calculation Accuracy of a Three-dimensional Radiation Treatment Planning System - D. Kaurin*, K. Morton, D. Duggan, C. Coffey, II
PA-T-73 Use of BANG Polymer Gel in an Anthropomorphic Pelvic Phantom for Verification of a Three-dimensional Radiation Treatment Planning System - D. Kaurin*, K. Morton, M. Maryanski, C. Coffey, D. Duggan