1996 AAPM Annual Meeting

Technical Exhibitors

ACCELETRONICS, INC. #117
Exton, PA
Provides quality service to radiation therapy departments.

ADAC LABS #450
Milpitas, CA
Exhibiting leading edge Radiation Therapy Planning computer systems for both 2D and 3D planning. These systems include a vast array of software including stereotactic radiosurgery, external beam and brachytherapy.

ADVANCED RADIATION MEASUREMENTS, INC. #629
Port St. Lucie, FL
Innovative ideas in 1-D, 2-D, 3-D radiation beam scanners. Film densitometry, array of radiation detectors.

ALPHA-OMEGA SERVICES, INC. #440
Bellflower, CA
Brachytherapy sources and accessories for treatment of cancerous tumors.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICISTS IN MEDICINE (AAPM) Exhibit Hall C
Looking for an AAPM Membership Application? Or an AAPM publication? Or an answer to your questions about the Association? Head to the entrance of the poster session area to the Association's booth which displays our publications, medical physics brochures, a list of graduate medical physics programs, applications for AAPM membership, and meet our Membership Manager in residence.

AAPM PLACEMENT CENTER Exhibit Hall C
Our monthly job listing--mailed to all AAPM Members (except Corresponding)-- has a display of advertisements of available jobs in medical physics and a place for you to add listings for free! A Placement Center staff member will be available to answer your questions and set up future dates for your listings in the official "blue book".

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF MEDICAL PHYSICS #159
Reston, VA
Medical society dealing with the socio-economic aspects of practice, management issues, reimbursement, licensure, practice standards, etc.

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY #155
Reston, VA
Principal organization serving radiologists with programs which focus on the practice of radiology and the delivery of comprehensive radiological health services.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS #648
Woodbury, NY
The AIP is a not-for-profit umbrella organization serving ten member societies, and is one of the world's largest publishers of physics-related literature. AAPM members will receive a 25% discount on all AIP Press books purchased at the meeting.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE #157
Laurel, MD
Stop by and receive a complimentary copy of the "Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine". Browse through publications on subjects such as Acoustical Data, Bioeffects and Safety, Quality Assurance and much more.

ARGUS SOFTWARE #542
Redwood City, CA
The QC⁴ product line is a fully integrated data entry, analysis and reporting software package for quality assurance testing of linear accelerators--including daily warmups. Radiation oncology departments now have the ability to manage all their QA data in one database with powerful trend graph analysis and regulatory reporting capabilities. QC⁴ helps minimize the burden on staff and resources while implementing a comprehensive QA program.

ATOMIC INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL #526
Frederick, PA
Freestanding radiation shielding enclosures, supplemental radiation shielding projects. Products include photon/neutron shield doors, ledite interlocking block for photon/neutron absorption, interlocking lead bricks, neutron shielding panels and design service capabilities.

FRANK BARKER ASSOCIATES #534
Towaco, NJ
We are manufacturer representatives for Gammamed, RTI Electronics, and Scanditronix Medical AM. We provide sales and service for Gammamed HDR Brachytherapy systems and sales and service for dosimetry and radiation diagnostic equipment.

BEST MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL #137
Springfield, VA
Since 1981, major supplier of brachytherapy sources for treatment of cancer. Isotopes include Ir 192, Au 198, etc. Supplies all brachytherapy/radiation therapy accessories world-wide.

BICRON*NE #239
Solon, OH
TLD and ion chamber based dosimetry systems and materials for patient and linear accelerator quality assurance measurements.

BIONIX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION #135
Toledo, OH
Manufacturer of repositioning and immobilization equipment as well as a supplier of day to day radiation therapy products.

BRAINLAB #564
Moorestown, NJ
Full service company for stereotactic equipment, including software imaging for radiosurgery, brachytherapy, neuro-navigation treatment planning.

CAPINTEC, INC. #436
Ramsey, NJ
Instruments and accessories for radiation measurement in radiology, radiation therapy and nuclear medicine.

CASCADE X RAY, INC. #201
Yakima, WA
Manufacture Radiation Therapy Simulators.

CLARK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. #258
Folsom, LA
The Clark® Auto-Indexing Precision Block Cutter is the only block cutter with a computer which controls the cutting wire temperature. Manufacturer-installed, the Clark cutter has a simple-to-use Quality Assurance verification kit; it is also the only block cutter that automatically positions cast blocks on treatment trays.

CLINICAL MICROSYSTEMS #641
Arlington, VA
Features their patient exposure management network (PEMNET) to answer the growing concerns of patient radiation and personnel exposure for all diagnostic procedures: angiography, cardiology, R&F, CT, etc. PEMNET instantly displays to the physician the patient entrance skin exposure "R/MIN" during fluoroscopy and cine, as well as total "R", the cumulative procedural dose in real time. All exposure factors are recorded.

CNMC CO./CNMC INSTRUMENTS, INC. #205
Nashville, TN
Manufacturing, sales, calibration, and service of state-of-the-art radiation measuring instruments, software and accessories for radiation therapy, radiology and nuclear medicine.

COMPUTERIZED MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. #361
St. Louis, MO
Manufacture, market, and support FOCUS 3-D and 2-D Radiation Treatment Planning System and the DynaScan Film and Water Dosimetry System; market and support the MARxPLAN 2-D Radiation Treatment Planning System.

COMPUTERIZED RADIATION SCANNERS, INC. #133
Vero Beach, FL
Manufactures single and multichannel beam scanning equipment used with water phantom and film.

CONE INSTRUMENTS #624
Solon, OH
Provides imaging supplies and accessories for Nuclear Medicine, Radiology and Ultrasound, including Quality Assurance Products.

COOK INCORPORATED #609
Bloomington, IN
International manufacturer and supplier of needles, catheters, and guide wires including: Echotip implant needles, RAC endobronchial applicators, Nag Brachflex catheters and Friction-grip collars.

DIACOR, INC. #129
Salt Lake City, UT
Manufactures quality products for radiation therapy departments i.e., immobilization devices; laser lights; complete turn-key block cutting and casting system as well as storage products.

DYNAMIC DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT #357
Anaheim, CA
Developer and manufacturer of the Accuscan 2 two dimensional water phantom and the AccuCal single axis remote positioning system.

EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY #610
Rochester, NY
Will feature NEW products for radiation oncology, portal imaging and mammography.

ELEKTA #150
Atlanta, GA
The Leksell Gamma Knife®, a minimally invasive tool for intracranial lesions and the treatment planning software, Gammaplan®, will demonstrate target definition and its superior ability to conform dose to the target volume.

GAMMEX RMI #250
Middleton, WI
Manufactures laser-referenced patient positioning systems and software-driven medical test instruments and simulation products for diagnostic radiology, mammography, radiation oncology, ultrasound, and the DataSpan line of teleradiology equipment.

GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS #344
Milwaukee, WI
Offering a full line of Radiation Therapy products and services from diagnosis through treatment.

HUESTIS MEDICAL PRODUCTS #654
Bristol, RI
Manufacturer ofblock cutter, tissue compensator, cassette holder, incline board, and contour plotter for radiation therapy.

IMPAC MEDICAL SYSTEMS #502
Mountain View, CA
ACCESSRT Oncology Management System which includes registration/ADT, charge-capture, scheduling, electronic charting, verify & record, transcriptions, image management (setup photos, diagrams, port films, sim films, CTs, etc.), billing and A/R, and reporting.

INFIMED, INC. #615
Liverpool, NY
Theraview Electronic Portal Imaging System. Delivers high resolution digital images for beam verification throughout the radiation treatment and for set-up.

IOP PUBLISHING #650
Philadelphia, PA
Institue of Physics Publishing is a not-for-profit physics publisher. See what's new.

K&S ASSOCIATES, INC. #516
Nashville, TN
Accredited Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory (AAPM) and an Accredited Instrument Calibration Laboratory (HPS); also providing kVp meter calibrations, shielding calculations, medical/health physics consulting and TLD services.

KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC. #638
RADIATION MEASUREMENTS DIVISION
Cleveland, OH
Recognized leader in the field of radiation measurement instruments, including precision dosimeters, x- ray field service equipment, quality assurance products, ion chambers, logarithmic picoammeters, exposure controls, and radiation survey equipment.

LANDAUER, INC. #625
Glenwood, IL
Leading provider of analytical services to determine personal exposure to occupational and environmental radiation hazards in the workplace and home.

LEIBINGER L.P. #520
Dallas, TX
Hardware and treatment planning software for linac based radiosurgery and fractionated radiotherapy.

LITTON ELECTRON DEVICES #614
San Carlos, CA
Medical klystrons and thyratrons for medical accelerators.

LONE STAR LEAD X-RAY #537
Houston, TX
Radiation Shielding

LORAD #136
Danbury, CT
Manufactures state of the art breast imaging and core biopsy systems: The StereoGuide® prone breast biopsy table; DSM® digital spot mammography imaging system.

MCP EQUIPMENT, INC. #237
Fountain Valley, CA
Largest remarketer of quality previously owned radiation therapy equipment in the U.S. We specialize in accelerators and simulators from vendors such as Varian, Siemens, and Oldelft.

MED-TEC, INC. #112
Orange City, IA
Manufacturers and distributors of quality instrumentation, patient positioning systems, and custom blocking accessories for radiation therapy.

MEDI-PHYSICS, INC. #543
AMERSHAM HEALTHCARE
Arlington Heights, IL
I-125 Seeds® implants; a cost-effective therapy for early stage prostate cancer.

MEDICAL PHYSICS PUBLISHING #652
Madison, WI
A nonprofit publisher of educational and scientific material for the medical physics community and related fields, such as radiology, radiation protection, radiation biology and biomedical engineering.

MEDICAL RADIATION DEVICES #541
Dothan, AL
Manufacture of device used in brachytherapy.

MEDICALIBRATION #109
Ripon, CA
Displayers of "ComputeRx-Comp" and "PC3D". "ComputeRx-Comp" utilizes video laser line detection, PC based processing and CNC milling to provide the most accurate, automated and easily used missing tissue compensator fabrication system available. "PC3D" is a full function 3D treastment planning system with multiple CT or MRI input, Beam's Eye View, off-axis planning, non-coplanar beams, irregular field designing as well as all of the latest surface shading and dose distribution capabilities necessary for true 3D.

MGS RESEARCH INC. #659
Guilford, CT
Bang polymer gel dosimetry system: MRI-based 3D dosimetry with high resolution. Based on radiation-induced polymerization in tissue-equivalent phantoms-dosimeter.

MICK RADIO--NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS, INC. #149
Bronx, NY
Brachytherapy instrumentation, transperineal prostate implant instruments and accessories, TBI stand, quality control accessories, HDR applicators.

MILWAUKEE CONVENTION AND VISTORS BUREAU #643
Milwaukee, WI
The 1997 39th AAPM Annual Meeting will be held in Milwaukee, WI. Please come by our booth to discover what exciting sites and activities Milwaukee has to offer.

MITSUBISHI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION #202
Conshohocken, PA
Offering a full line of EXL linear accelerators. Either single or dual photon models are available, from low to high energy, all with multiple electron capabilities.

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY INC. #235
Los Angeles, CA
Provider of the nation's only fully equipped and staffed mobile HDR brachytherapy shared service, delivering Nucletron-Oldelft technology to hospital-based and freestanding radiation therapy centers on an as-needed basis.

MPI, INC./WELLHöFER #602
Bartlett, TN
Wellhöfer Dosimetrie radiotherapy line of beam data acquisition and analysis via waterphantom and film scanners.

MULTIDATA SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL CORP. #442
St. Louis, MO
Complete line of beam scanning devices, including waterphantoms, film densitometers, in air scanners, patient dose and therapy beam monitors. Decision support systems for treatment planning, patient data management, and tumor registry.

MULTIMEDIA MEDICAL SYSTEMS #162
Charlottesville, VA
The Therpac-Plus Radiotherapy Planning System from Pinecliff Associates including SIM3D (3-D simulation), TPNET (Novell peer-to-peer networking), TPSCAN (film scanning) and TPTUI (transperineal ultrasound) and MLC support.

NELCO #558
Houston, TX
Radiation protection products and construction services. National, multiplant manufacturer of neutron shielding doors, shielding systems for radiation therapy room upgrades. Construction and design of radiation therapy center, full "Turn-Key" services. Manufacturer and designers of the new HDR Shielded Modular Booth for brachytherapy.

NEUTRON PRODUCTS, INC. #535
Dickerson, MD
Replacement cobalt-60 sources, collimators, couches, and remanufactured cobalt-60 teletherapy units.

NOMOS CORPORATION #212
Sewickley, PA
Provides the only true System for Intensity Modulated 3-D Conformal Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning and Delivery. Applications include stereotactic radiotherapy and intensity modulated 3-D conformal radiation therapy for lesions over the entire body.

NORTHWEST MEDICAL PHYSICS CENTER #616
Lynnwood, WA
Developers and marketers of innovative products for radiotherapy, including a frameless conformal stereotactic system, nondocking intracavitary electron cones, tissue deficit compensator system and much more.

NUCLEAR SHIELDING SUPPLIES AND SERVICE #108
Tucson, AZ
Supplies the aggregates, expertise and technical assistance required for high-density radiation shielding concrete. Significantly less expensive and safer than lead, high-density concrete requires less than half the wall thickness of regular concrete.

NUCLETRON CORPORATION #415
Columbia, MD
Remote afterloading systems for high dose rate outpatient brachytherapy treatments, treatment planning systems, simulators and record and verify patient charting systems.

OMI SURGICAL/SANDSTROM #203
Cincinnati, OH
GLAD-X RIng. For totally non-invasive stereotactic localization and fractionated radiotherapy of intracranial lesions.

THE PHANTOM LABORATORY #626
Salem, NY
Manufactures a wide variety of phantoms for CT and MR quality assurance, radiation therapy treatment planning, radiosurgery position verification, radiologic technologist training, nuclear medicine studies and more.

PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS #356
Shelton, CT
A leading manufacturer of innovative diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy systems, offering complete sales, service, training and marketing support to its customers. Headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut, Philips Medical is part of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, a subsidiary of Philips Electronics of the Netherlands and one of the top 100 industrial companies in the United States.

PPB INC. #107
Louisville, KY
Radiation shielding; turn-key construction; architectural design services.

PRECISION THERAPY INTERNATIONAL #226
North Miami Beach, FL
Offers turn-key products for the radiotherapy community including Render-Plan 3-D, a three dimensional treatment planning system, the Hercules treatment couch, and a complete range of QA devices.

PROWESS SYSTEMS by SSGI #350
Chico, CA
A full range of treatment planning systems which are fast, accurate, easy to use and very affordable. Prowess FS² and the Burch Water Phantom - film dosimetry systems for quality assurance and the Accuscan 2 System for beam acquisition.

PTW #119
Bellmore, NY
Proudly serving the worldwide medical physics community for over 70 years with the highest quality ionization chambers, electrometers, phantoms, dosimetry systems, software, and instrumentation.

R.G. SEHORN VAULT BUILDERS #539
Ellicott City, MD
Specializing in the construction of radiation shielded rooms for radiation therapy and distributer of water recycling and cooling systems for linear accelerators, imaging and diagnostic radiology.

RADCAL CORPORATION #510
Monrovia, CA
Manufactures and markets X Ray QA and compliance instruments. New products include the fast and accurate Unfors product line. Works in progress include the next generation in non-invasive measurement.

RADIATION THERAPY SERVICES, INC. #134
Mansfield, TX
Refurbished Radiation Therapy Equipment (Linear Accelerators, Simulators, Cobalt-60, Orthovoltage & Superficial units). Emergency and Routine Maintenance and Parts.

RADIONICS, INC. #548
Burlington, MA
Designs, develops and distributes advanced 3 dimensional computer graphics applications for stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy. Worldwide the XKnife LINAC-based treatment planning program in available in over 150 hospitals.

RESEARCH SYSTEMS, INC. #618
Boulder, CO
IDL® is the leading software for data analysic, visualization, and application development. An array-oriented language, IDL's advanced image processing and vast spectrum of data analysis functions form a powerful, efficient computing environment.

ROCS #409
Carlsbad, CA
Radiation Oncology Computer Systems Inc.-Full line of PC based Treatment Planning and Facility Management Systems featuring network capabilities to integrate CT data, Record and Verify, Charge Capture and Scheduling.

S & S PAR SCIENTIFIC INC. #138
Brooklyn, NY
Equipment for patient contouring, compensation filter production, automatic block cutting, and patient fixation.

SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. #122
Iselin, NJ
From diagnosis through treatment, Siemens provides you with systems solutions from a single source. On display will be a wide range of oncology products including our multileaf collimator and virtual wedge.

STANDARD IMAGING, INC. #563
Middleton, WI
Calibration instruments for HDR and LDR brachytherapy, external beam therapy, and mammography. Precision electrometers for radiation therapy, brachtherapy and diagnostic applications..

SUN NUCLEAR CORPORATION #636
Melbourne, FL
Electrometers, Ion Chambers, Patient Dose Verification Systems and Accelerator Beam Profile System.

SURGICAL NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGIES #655
Holliston, MA
Stereotactic radiosurgery and Radiotherapy Planning and Optical Guidance Delivery Systems.

THERAGENICS CORPORATION #560
Norcross, GA
Manufacture and distribute TheraSeed® Palladium¹⁰³ brachytherapy source used in treatment of cancers of the prostate and other sites.

THERATRONICS INTERNAIONAL LIMITED #236
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
Recognized leader in the development and manufacture of radiation therapy units and computerized treatment planning systems for Radiation Oncology Centres worldwide. Theratronics' dedication to quality makes it the first medical device manufacturer in Canada to obtain ISO 9001 registration.

THOMSON & NIELSEN LTD. #123
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Patient dosimetry system for verifying therapeutic doses 1cGy to 20,000 cGy and for measuring skin doses received during fluoroscopically guided interventional catheterization.

TOSHIBA AMERICA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. #231
Tustin, CA
Will display CTPort, an integrated CT scanner/simulator that makes CT simulation faster and more cost-effective. Simulation accuracy is built-in because simulation tools and surface-marking laser lights are integrated into the scanner itself.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS #464
M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
RADIATION DOSIMETRY SERVICES
Houston, TX
Radiation Dosimetry Services by mail include: checking of therapy machine output, absorbed dose in blood irradiators, and dosimetry of stereotactic radiosurgery; and measurements of photo-neutrons from linear accelerators.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN #556
RADIATION CALIBRATION LABORATORY
Madison, WI
Offering instrument calibrations at brachytherapy, cobalt, cesium and x-ray beams traceable to NIST. In addition, facility offers a TLD monitoring service for patient dosimetry.

URDC, INC. #132
Benicia, CA
Manufactures and sells the ISOLITE patient positioning lasers. Current models include a wall-mounted gas laser, a wall-mounted diode laser, and a diode baskpointer laser.

VALENCIA TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC. (VTS) #627
Valencia, CA
Linear accelerator service and repair. Simulator service and repair. Refurbished radiation therapy equipment.

VARIAN ONCOLOGY SYSTEMS #401
Palo Alto, CA
Information will be available on radiotherapy accelerators, simulators, accessories, brachytherapy and oncology management systems.

VICTOREEN/NUCLEAR ASSOCIATES #101,102
Cleveland, OH
Featuring a display reflecting the most recent advances in quality control. Many of our instruments and accessories are specified for safety and quality assurance programs to help certify the accuracy of diagnostic and therapeutic radiological equipment.

WFR/AQUAPLAST CORPORATION #613
Wyckoff, NJ
Makers of Thermoplastic Immobilization Devices for accurate positioning and repositioning of radiation therapy patients.

ALBERT H. WOHLERS & CO. #153
Park Ridge, IL
Officially Sponsored Professional Liability Insurance Coverage.