Sunday, July 27, 1997

Education Council Symposium 10:00 am - Noon

Part I: Software Resources for Assisting in the Instruction of Medical Physics

• J. Trueblood, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA
• C. Eubig, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

Part II: Educational Activities of the AAPM and CAMPEP

• B. Paliwal, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
• Graduate Program Accreditation, R. Morin, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
• Requirements for Residency Program Accreditation and the Potential Impact, K. Hogstrom, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
• R. Ritenour, University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN
• Current and Future Educational Opportunities Provided by the AAPM, D. Frey, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Professional Council Symposium 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

• Medical Physics in the Twenty-First Century: Educational and Credentialing Challenges, G. Ibbott, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
• ABR Initiative for Change in the Certification Program, E. Chaney, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
• Visualization in Medicine: A View to the Future, R. Satava, Yale University, New Haven, CT
• Discussion of Educational Program and Board Certification Requirements for the Future, G. Simmons, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY
• Summary and Closing Remarks, W. Hendee, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

AAPM Welcome Fest Icebreaker 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Monday, July 28, 1997

Refresher Courses 7:30 am - 8:30 am

I. New Concepts in Diagnostic X Ray Shielding - Introduction and Theory, J. Gray, Consultant, Rochester, MN and D. Simpkin, St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI

II. The Convolution/Superposition Dose Calculation Algorithm, T.R. Mackie, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI

III Stereotactic Radiosurgery - An Overview and New Developments, M. Schell, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

IV. Requirements of Treatment Planning for Radionuclide Therapy, D. Macey, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Refresher Courses 8:35 am - 9:35 am

I. New Concepts in Diagnostic X Ray Shielding - Applications and Site Surveys, B. Archer, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, R. Dixon, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, and L. Hubbard, Hubbard, Broadbent & Associates, Downers Grove, IL

II. Selected Recent Advances in MRI, M. Bernstein, GE Medical Systems, Milwaukee, WI

III. Clinical Use of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy Using Multi-Segment Treatment Delivery Techniques, B. Fraass, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

IV. Principles and Technical Issues in Prostate Brachytherapy, K. DeWyngaert, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

V. Quality Control of Hard Copy Devices, J. Kofler, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and D. Groth, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

VI. Patient-Specific Beta Dose Estimation in Radioimmunotherapy (RIT), L. Williams, City of Hope Medical Center, Duarte, CA

President's Symposium 10:00 am - Noon

New Directions in X-Ray Detectors for Medical Imaging

Moderator: Stephen R. Thomas, University Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH

• J. Boone, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA
• M. Yaffee, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
• L. Antonuk, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
• J. Rowlands, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON Canada
• E. Staab, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Poster Session: Noon - 1:30 pm

Works in Progress Posters

Monday, July 28, 1997 -- continued

Symposium 1:30 pm- 3:30 pm

I. The Linear No-Threshold Debate

Moderator: Edward W. Webster, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

• W. Sinclair, National Council on Radiation, Bethesda, MD

• K. Mossman, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

• R. Nussbaum, Portland State University, Portland, OR

Scientific Sessions 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

I. MRI/MRS

II. Photon Calculations and Verification

III. Ultrasound Phantoms for Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Young Investigator's Symposium 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Moderator: Joel E. Gray, Rochester, MN

Continuing Education Course 1:30 pm- 3:30 pm

Mammography Topics

Moderator: Maynard D. High, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

• Regulatory Update, P. Butler, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
• Optimizing Mammography System Performance, G. Barnes, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Symposia 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

I. Ultrasound Quality Assurance/Quality Control

Moderator: Carolyn M. Kimme-Smith, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

• B-Mode Ultrasound Quality Control: An Introduction to Hands-On Workshop, C. Kimme-Smith, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

II. "What They May Not Have Told You About Linear Accelerator Output Factors"

Moderator: Randall K. Ten Haken, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

• Common Notions Disputed, R. Ten Haken, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

• Origins of Primary Scattered Radiation In and Around the Linac Head, M. Sharpe, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

• Parameterization of Head Scatter Factor, K. Lam, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

• Wedge Induced Components of the Output of Photon Beams, S. Heukelom, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Continuing Education Courses 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

I. Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Clinical Medical Physicists

Moderator: Jerry D. Allison, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

• Test Objects/Equipment for Quality Assurance, Compliance Testing, and Acceptance Testing, G. Clarke, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

• Personnel Roles in Quality Assurance, Compliance Testing, and Acceptance Testing, W. Sobol, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL

II. Nuclear Medicine

Moderator: Michael V. Yester, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

• Attenuation Correction and Scatter Correction, L. Graham, West LA VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

• How to Get the Images Out of the Equipment, Archive Them, Manipulate Them, and Make Them Available, G. Maguire, Jr., Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden and M. Noz, New York University, New York, NY

AAPM Awards Ceremony and Reception 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Tuesday, July 29, 1997

Gammex Run 6:00 am

Refresher Courses 7:30 am - 8:30 am

I. Radiation Management of the Pregnant Patient in Diagnostic Radiology, L. Wagner, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX

II. Treatment Planning using a Computerized Tomography (CT) Simulator, G. Svensson and C. Beard, Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

III. Monte Carlo Dose Calculations for Radiation Treatment Planning, R. Mohan, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA

IV. Modeling of Responses of Normal Tissues to Radiation, T. Schultheiss, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

V. A Treatment Planning Strategy and Dose Estimates for a Multi-Center Lymphoma Radoimmunotherapy Trial, K. Zasadny, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI

VI. A Hands-On Opportunity for Ultrasound QA/QC 8:00 am - Noon

Continuing Education Course 7:30 am - 9:35 am

I. Technology Assessment in Diagnostic Radiology

Moderator: Donald E. Herbert, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

• Practical Approaches to Technology Assessment in Diagnostic Radiology, C. Langlotz, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

• Some Statistical Insights and Methods for Technology Assessment, D. Herbert, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Refresher Courses 8:35 am - 9:35 am

I. Teaching Physics to Diagnostic Radiology Residents, F. Zink, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and C. McCullough, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

II. Dynamic Intensity Modulation Technique, C. Chui, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

III. GYN Interstitial Implants, B. Erickson, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI and M. Gillin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

IV. Implementation of a 3-D Internal Dosimetry System on a PC, T. Johnson, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO

Scientific Sessions 10:00 am - Noon

I. Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology

II. Brachytherapy I: Intravascular Brachytherapy

III. Intensity Modulated Raditation Therapy I

Continuing Education Course 10:00 am - Noon

I. Mammography Topics

Moderator: G. Donald Frey, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

• TBD

• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Surveys and Accreditation, M. High, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

Poster Session Noon - 1:30 pm

Diagnostic and Nuclear Medicine Poster Presentations

Electronic Poster Displays

Scientific Sessions 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

I. Digital Radiography/General and Health Physics Plus Miscellaneous

II. Therapy Imaging I

III. Radiation Measurement and Instrumentation

IV. Volume Estimation Using Ultrasound: Prostate Implant Placement

Continuing Education Course 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

I. Mammography Topics

Moderator: Maynard D. High, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY

• Common Problems in Mammography, D. Frey, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

Symposia 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

I. Debate on the Risks of Radon

Moderator: Kenneth R. Kase, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford, CA

• Test of the Linear- No Threshold Theory of Radiation Carcinogenesis, B. Cohen, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

• EPA Perspective on Radon in Homes, J. Puskin, U.S. EPA, Washington, DC

Tuesday, July 29, 1997 -- continued

II. Electronic Communications

Moderator: Bhudatt R. Paliwal, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

• Commentary on Electronic Publishing and the AAPM, J. Laughlin, Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

• The AAPM Electronic Media Coordinating Committee, D. Bourland, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

• The Coming (R)Evolution in Publishing: Electronic Journals, B. Curran, NOMOS Corporation, Sewickley, PA

• Medical Physics: Preparing for the Electronic Revolution, C. Orton, Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI

III. Biological Modeling for Radiation Therapy: Dose-Volume Effects

Moderator: Timothy E. Schultheiss, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA

• Volume Effects and the Clinic, A. Jackson, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

• Modeling Dose and Volume Effects: When Can We Expect Extrapolations from Animals to Humans to be Valid?, J. Moulder, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

• Limitations to the use of Response Models in Treatment Planning, S. Tucker, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Continuing Education Courses 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

I. Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Clinical Medical Physicists

Moderator: Jerry D. Allison, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

• Quality Assurance of MRI Systems, D. Hearshen, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

II. Nuclear Medicine

Moderator: Michael V. Yester, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

• Imaging FDG with a Scintillation Camera, F. Fahey, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC

• Scintillation Cameras and Acceptance Testing, M. Yester, Nuclear Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

AAPM Night Out 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Wednesday, July 30, 1997

Refresher Courses 7:30 am - 8:30 am

I. Teleradiology, F. Ernest, IV, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and N. Hangiandreou, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

II. Optimizing Digital X-Ray Image Quality, P. Sprawls, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

III. Inhomogeneity Corrections in Photon Beam Treatment Planning: Real or Imaginary?, J. Van Dyk, London Regional Cancer Centre, London, ON Canada

IV. Portal Imaging: Technical Aspects, D. Jaffray, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

V. Accreditation of Clinical Ultrasound Facilities: Participation by the Medical Physicist, J. Zagzebski, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

VI. Teaching Nuclear Medicine Physics, M. Madsen, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Continuing Education Course 7:30 am - 9:35 am

I. Technology Assessment in Therapeutic Radiology

Moderator: Donald E. Herbert, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

• Technology Assessment in Radiation Oncology, J. Tepper, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

• Ready! Fire!...Aim! Randomized Trials and Risk-Adjusting Instruments. Two Methods of Technology Assessment in Need of Assessment, D. Herbert, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Refresher Courses 8:35 am - 9:35 am

I. Stereotactic Breast Biopsy

• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Equipment: Digital Receptors, Calibration, and Accreditation, C. Kimme-Smith, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Equipment: Digital Receptors, Calibration and ACR Accreditation, M. Williams, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

• Stereotactic Breast Biopsy - Accreditation, R. Pizzutiello, Jr., Upstate Medical Physics, Victor, NY

II. Dynamic Wedge Field Dosimetry, C. Liu, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and J. Palta, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

III. Physics of Intravascular Brachytherapy to Prevent Restenosis, R. Nath, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

Wednesday, July 30, 1997 -- continued

Scientific Sessions 10:00 am - Noon

I. Mammography - New Technology: Design, Development and Evaluation

II. Brachytherapy II Calculations & Measurements

III. Treatment Planning, Organ Motion, IMRT II

IV. Ultrasound Tissue Characterization

V. Nuclear Medicine

Poster Session Noon - 1:30 pm

Therapy Poster Presentations

Scientific Sessions 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

I. Mammography - Evaluation of Conventional Systems and Screening

II. Treatment Delivery

III. Radiation Imaging II

Symposia 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

I. CAD

Moderator: Heang-Ping Chan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• CAD: Requirements for Different Resolutions and Sensors, L. Clarke, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

• Image Processing Techniques for Mammographic Breast Cancer Detection, S. Lo, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC

• Computer-Aided Prediction of Breast Cancer Malignancy, C. Floyd, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

• Classifier Design for Computed-Aided Diagnosis in Mammography: Effects of Finite Sample Size, H.P. Chan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

II. The AAPM: An Introduction for New Members

• AAPM officers, council chairs, and senior members of the Association

III. Information Technology

Moderator: George Tze Youn Chen, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL

• Java Computing in the Enterprise, B. Foley, Sun Microsystems

• Medical Physics and the World Wide Web, M. Weinhous, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

• Integration of Digital Imaging into Information Systems, P. Kijewski, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

IV. Maximizing Your Chance of Getting an NCI Grant, P. Strudler, NIH Division of Research Grants, Bethesda, MD

Continuing Education Course 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

I. Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Clinical Medical Physicists

Moderator: Jerry D. Allison, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

• Annual Compliance Testing, D. Hearshen, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

AAPM Annual Business Meeting 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm

Thursday, July 31, 1997

Refresher Courses 7:30 am - 8:30 am

I. How Much Information can an X Ray Carry? The Role of Information Theory in Image Assessment, A. Maidment, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

II. 3-D Treatment Planning Systems, W. Harms, Sr., Washington University, St. Louis, MO

III. Electronic Portal Imaging: Physical Principles and Clinical Applications, J. Wong, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI

Refresher Courses 8:35 am - 9:35 am

I. Electronic Anatomic Atlases for Medical Imaging, M. Vannier, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

II. The Peacock System, W. Grant III, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

III. Eye Plaques for Ocular Diseases: Treatment Planning Dosimetry and Quality Assurance, S. Chiu-Tsao, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI

Scientific Sessions 10:00 am - Noon

I. Computed Aided Diagnosis

II. Stereotactic Radiosurgery

III. Radiation Measurement II

Thursday, July 31, 1997 -- continued

Symposium 10:00 am - Noon

I. Boron-Neutron Capture Therapy

Moderator: Robert G. Zamenhof, Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston, MA

• An Update on Neutron Capture Therapy, G. Solares, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

AAPM Board of Directors Meeting 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Scientific Sessions 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

I. CT

II. Electron Calculations, Heavy Particles

III. Treatment Planning

Continuing Education Course 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

I. Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Clinical Medical Physicists

Moderator: Jerry Allison, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA

• Acceptance Testing of MRI Systems, E. Jackson, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX