AAPM Committee Tree

Charge	1. To monitor new applications in brachytherapy. 2. To assess the physical aspects of the new and unconventional applications. 3. To provide guidance to the medical physics community in the practice of emerging and unconventional brachytherapy applications. 4. To keep the BTSC posted on new developments in emerging and unconventional brachytherapy applications.
Bylaws:	Not Referenced.Rules: Not Referenced.
Approved Date(s)	n/a
Committee Keywords:	WGBCA

Board of Directors

Science Council [Status]

Therapy Physics [Status]

Brachytherapy SC [Status]

Working Group on Brachytherapy Clinical Applications [Status]

TG182 - AAPM Recommendations on Electronic Brachytherapy Quality Management [Status]

TG221 - AAPM Recommendations for Ocular Brachytherapy [Status]

TG222 - AAPM Recommendations for - Intraoperative Mesh Brachytherapy [Status]

TG236 - AAPM Recommendations on 3D Image-based Treatment Planning, Dosimetry... [Status]

TG253 - Surface Brachytherapy [Status]

TG267 - Biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of selec... [Status]

TG303 - MRI Guidance in HDR - Brachytherapy - Considerations from Simulation... [Status]

TG317 - Task Group on Catheter, Needle, and Applicator Tracking Technology in... [Status]
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Chair

Ravinder Nath
Workgroup Chair

2018 Roster

(dates shown below are beginning date of position)

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VOTING Appointments

There are 15 voting members.

Luc Beaulieu, PhD 3/25/2018 - 12/31/2020 Chair, TG317 - Task Group on Catheter, Needle, and Applicator Tracking Technology in... (ex officio)	Zhe (Jay) Chen, PhD 9/24/2014 - 12/31/2019 Chair, TG267 - Biophysical models and tools for the planning and evaluation of selec... (ex officio) 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Member
Wenzheng Feng, MS 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2019 Chair, TG222 - AAPM Recommendations for - Intraoperative Mesh Brachytherapy (ex officio)	Regina K. Fulkerson, PhD 1/1/2015 - 12/31/2019 Chair, TG253 - Surface Brachytherapy (ex officio)
Hayeon Kim, PhD 10/7/2015 - 12/31/2021 Member	Yongbok Kim, PhD 10/3/2012 - 12/31/2019 Chair, TG236 - AAPM Recommendations on 3D Image-based Treatment Planning, Dosimetry... (ex officio) 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Chair, TG236 - AAPM Recommendations on 3D Image-based Treatment Planning, Dosimetry... (ex officio)
Ali S. Meigooni, PhD 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Member	Christopher S. Melhus, PhD 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Member
Firas Mourtada, PhD 8/7/2017 - 12/31/2020 Chair, TG303 - MRI Guidance in HDR - Brachytherapy - Considerations from Simulation... (ex officio)	Ravinder Nath, PhD 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Workgroup Chair
Sujatha Pai, MS 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Member	Jose Perez-Calatayud, PhD 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Member
Susan L. Richardson, PhD 10/7/2015 - 12/31/2021 Member	Mark J. Rivard, PhD 1/1/2013 - 12/31/2018 Work Group Vice Chair
Bruce R. Thomadsen, PhD 11/6/2008 - 12/31/2019 Chair, TG182 - AAPM Recommendations on Electronic Brachytherapy Quality Management (ex officio)