SUNDAY, July 29 -- 3:00 pm - 4:00 PM -- ePoster Theater -- Exhibit Hall
"Best-in-Physics" presentations are those scoring highest in the abstract review process and judged by the Scientific Program Directors to reflect the highest level of scientific quality and innovation. |
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BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING) | |
SU-KL-DBRB-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Optimization of a Table-Top X-Ray Fluorescence Computed Tomography (XFCT) System C Dunning*, M Bazalova-Carter , university of Victoria, VCH040, Victoria, BC |
TU-K-202-5 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): A Deep Learning Based Model Observer for Low-Contrast Object Detection Task in X-Ray Computed Tomography H Gong, L Yu , S Leng , C McCollough* , Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
TU-AB-202-2 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Evaluation of An Automated Grid Artifact Detection System for Quality Control in Digital Mammography C MacLellan1*, W Geiser1 , R Layman1 , D Gress2 , A Jones1 , (1) MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (2) American College of Radiology, Reston, VA |
TU-D-202-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): NEW-HARP: An Avalanche Amorphous Selenium Photodetector for TOF PET Imaging A LaBella*, W Zhao , P Vaska , A Goldan , SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY |
TH-EF-202-3 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Prospective Control of Prior-Image-Based Reconstruction for Ultralow-Dose CT: Application in Lung Nodule Surveillance H Zhang*, G J Gang , C T Lin , J W Stayman , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
BEST IN PHYSICS (JOINT IMAGING-THERAPY) | |
MO-K-KDBRC-2 | BEST IN PHYSICS (JOINT IMAGING-THERAPY): Deep Learning Mapping of CT to MRI for Longitudinal Tracking of Lung Tumors for MRI-Guided Radiotherapy J Jiang*, Y Hu , N Tyagi , P Zhang , A Rimner , J Deasy , G Mageras , H Veeraraghavan , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
WE-AB-KDBRB1-6 | BEST IN PHYSICS (JOINT IMAGING-THERAPY): ACROBEAT: Adaptive CaRdiac COne BEAm Computed Tomography T Reynolds*, C Shieh , R O'Brien , P Keall , University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW |
WE-FG-KDBRB1-6 | BEST IN PHYSICS (JOINT IMAGING-THERAPY): On Axis and X-Band Linac Designs Enable Improved Passive Magnetic Shielding in MRI-Linac Systems B Whelan*, P Keall , University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW |
WE-AB-KDBRC-6 | BEST IN PHYSICS (JOINT IMAGING-THERAPY): Variogram-Weighted Generalized Least Squares Regression to Predict Spatially Variant Tumor Voxel Response On Longitudinal FDG-PET/CT Imaging of FLARE-RT Protocol Patients D Hippe1 , W Chaovalitwongse2 , C Duan3 , P Thammasorn2 , X Liu2 , R Miyaoka1 , H Vesselle1 , P Kinahan1 , R Rengan1 , J Zeng1 , S Bowen1*, (1) University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, (2) University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, (3) Tongji University School of Economics & Management, Yangpu District, Shanghai |
TH-AB-KDBRC-7 | BEST IN PHYSICS (JOINT IMAGING-THERAPY): Avoiding Highly Functional Ventilation Zones Decreases the Risk of Radiation Pneumonitis During Proton and Photon Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer S O'Reilly1*, V Jain1 , Q Huang2 , B Teo1 , L Yin1 , M Zhang2 , E Diffenderfer1 , W Levin1 , Y Xiao1 , L Dong1 , S Feigenberg1 , A Berman1 , W Zou1 , (1) University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, (2) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY) | |
MO-K-DBRA-2 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Health Information Gateway and Exchange (HINGE): Radiation Oncology Data Analytics Portal J Nalluri*, W Sleeman , K Syed , P Hudgins , W Nieporte , R Ibrahim , J Palta , M Hagan , P Ghosh , R Kapoor , Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA |
TU-GH-KDBRA1-11 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Enhanced Drug Delivery by Nanoparticle and Radiation-Mediated Tumor Vascular Modulation S Kunjachan1*, S Kotb1,2 , R Kumar1,3 , R Pola4 , M Pechar4 , F Gremse5 , R Taleei6 , F Trichard 2, V Motto-Ros2 , L Sancey7 , A Detappe1 , A Protti1 , I Shanmugam3 , T Ireland8 , T Etrych4 , S Sridhar1,3 , O Tillement2 , G Makrigiorgos1 , R Berbeco1 , (1) Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, (2) Insitut Lumiere Matiere, Villeurbanne, France (3) Northeastern University, Boston, MA, (4) Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic (5) University Hospital and Helmholtz Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Aachen, Germany, (6) University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, (7) Institute for Advanced Biosciences, Grenoble, Les Alpes, France, (8) Boston University, Boston, MA |
TU-K-KDBRC-4 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Entropic Model for Real-Time Dose Calculation G Birindelli1*, J Feugeas1 , B Dubroca1 , J Caron2 , G Kantor2 , J Page1 , T Pichard1 , V Tikhonchuk1 , P Nicolai1 , (1) CELIA, Centre Laser Intenses et Applications, Universite' de Bordeaux, Talence, France, (2) Department of Radiotherapy, Institut Bergonie', Bordeaux, France |
WE-FG-KDBRA1-4 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): 4D Dynamic Robotic Phantom System for Patient-Specific Quality Assurance in Real Time Tumor Tracking Radiotherapy T Shiinoki1*, F Fujii1 , K Fujimoto1,2 , Y Yuasa1,2 , T Uehara2 , T Sera2 , R Onizuka2 , (1) Yamaguchi University, Ube, (2) Yamaguchi University Hospital, Ube, |
WE-FG-DBRA-2 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Manual Plan Refinement Offers Little to No Improvement Over Knowledge-Based Automated Plans Across Multiple Disease Sites R Kaderka*, R Mundt , N Li , V Bry , M Cornell , K Moore , UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA |
Each year the AAPM conducts a Young Investigators' Competition for the Annual Meeting. Young Investigators were encouraged to submit abstracts for the competition. The 10 highest scored Young Investigator submissions determined by abstract reviewers are selected for presentation in a special symposium, in honor of University of Wisconsin Professor Emeritus John R. Cameron, Ph.D.
The Young Investigator Symposium will be held Monday, July 30 (7:30 am - 9:30 am) in Karl Dean Ballroom A1 at the Convention Center.
MO-AB-KDBRA1 John R. Cameron: Young Investigator Symposium
The top 3 winners will be recognized during the AAPM Awards and Honors Ceremony Monday, July 30 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in in the Broadway Ballroom at the Omni Hotel. The top 3 awardees will receive a plaque and a cash award. The Awards Ceremony to be followed by a reception from 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
An award for Junior Investigators has been established in honor of Dr. Jack Fowler, Emeritus Professor of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin.
Junior Investigators were encouraged to submit abstracts for the competition. The top scoring Junior Investigator submission determined by abstract reviewers was selected.
The winner will be announced during the AAPM Awards and Honors Ceremony Monday, July 30 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the Broadway Ballroom at the Omni Hotel. The winner will receive a plaque and a cash award. The Awards Ceremony to be followed by a reception from 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
Jack Fowler Junior Investigator Competition Winner | ||
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SESSION | TIME/TALK NUMBER | PRESENTATION |
WE-FG-207 Applications of Imaging in Proton Therapy |
10:35 AM/WE-FG-207-2 |
Dynamic Fluence Field Modulation with Multiple Aperture Devices: Design, Implementation, and Assessment
G.Gang*, A.Mao, W.Wang, J.Siewerdsen, A.Mathews, R.Levinson, J.Stayman |
An award for Junior Investigators has been established by the AAPM Science Council.
Junior Investigators were encouraged to submit abstracts for the competition. The top scoring Junior Investigator submission determined by abstract reviewers was selected
The winner will be announced during the AAPM Awards and Honors Ceremony Monday, July 30 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the Broadway Ballroom at the Omni Hotel. The winner will receive a plaque and a cash award. The Awards Ceremony to be followed by a reception from 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm.
AAPM Jack Krohmer Junior Investigator Competition Winner | ||
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SESSION | TIME/TALK NUMBER | PRESENTATION |
MO-K-KDBRC Advanced Computing Applications |
5:30 PM/MO-K-KDBRC-6 |
Selecting Predictive Genomic Biomarkers for Oropharyngeal Cancer Treatment Prediction by Use of Advanced Machine Learning Method
J.Wu*, C.Lian, S.Ruan, S.Mutic, M.Anastasio, H.Gay, W.Thorstad, X.Wang, H.Li |
A topic of particular relevance in medical physics research is identified each year, with proffered submissions on that topic considered for inclusion in a special scientific session entitled the Science Council Session.
The topic selected for the 2018 Science Council Session is: Advances in Imaging Technology
The Science Council Session will be held Tuesday, July 31 from 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm in Karl Dean Ballroom C at the Convention Center.
The Education Council of the AAPM is sponsoring a session to honor and publicize innovation in Medical Physics Education. AAPM members were invited to submit a description of innovative medical physics educational activities for radiology residents, radiation oncology residents, medical physicists, technologists or others.
The top six submissions have been invited to present their abstracts at the Innovation in Medical Physics Education Session on Monday, July 30 from 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm in the Karl Dean Ballroom A2 in the convention center.
MO-GH-KDBRA2 - Innovation in Medical Physics Education
The top presenting abstract will be announced during the AAPM Awards and Honors Ceremony Monday, July 30 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the in the Broadway Ballroom at the Omni Hotel. The winner will be presented a plaque and a $2,000 prize. The Award for Innovation in Medical Physics Education made possible by a generous bequest of Harold Marcus.
The AAPM would like to thank the following for co-organizing the following symposia:
European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
WE-FG-KDBRA2 The Joint ESTRO-AAPM Symposium: Automated Treatment Planning in Clinical Practice
Wednesday, August 1 · 10:15 am - 12:15 pm · Karl Deal Ballroom A2
World Molecular Imaging Society
MO-GH-KDBRA1 The Joint AAPM-WMIS Symposium: Imaging Immunity: Why and How?
Monday, July 30 · 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm · Karl Deal Ballroom A1
The AAPM History Committee would like to thank the following AAPM Chapters for preparing historical posters. Posters of historical record are important to the AAPM and to its members as a means of reflection and pride from which such historical facts and past individual efforts can be shared to its members nationally. Posters are available for viewing Sunday – Thursday in the Music City Center.
Arizona Chapter: C Watchman, C Watchman, E Clouser, J Shen
Connecticut Chapter: H Lincoln, G Cardarelli, C Tien, A Nunn, J Kim, A Jones
Delaware Valley Chapter: P Salanitro, Y Xiao, A Harrison, C Peng, J Dave
Florida Chapter: K Hintenlang, O Zeidan, S Herchko, M Studenski, W Sensakovic, K Padgett
Great Lakes Chapter: J Zhou, M Huberts, D Lack, S Gardner, C Lee
Mid-Atlantic Chapter H Chung, J Moore, M Jacobs, C Yu, L Padilla, K Dou
Missouri River Valley: B Dirksen, M Zhang, S Yaddanapudi, M Hyun, N Mensah-Brown
New England Chapter: F Fahey, G Sharp, L Berkowitz, D Gladstone, I Iftimia, S Amadon
Northern California B Fahimian, A Yu, O Morin, C McGuiness, Y Rong
Northwest Chapter: L Long, T Wong, M Lambert, R Miller, T Blackwell
Ohio River Valley Chapter: M Gossman, W Luo, P Sandwall, A Cetnar, M Barker
Penn-Ohio Chapter: K Wilson, K Blodgett, A Godley, R Siochi, J Donaghue, V Colussi
RAMPS-NY Chapter Z Saleh, U Mahmood, N Tyagi, C Della-Biancia, K Hamacher, J Sillanpaa
Rocky Mountain Chapter: R Marsh, A Markovic, E Kinsey, K McCullough, V Sarkar
Southeastern Chapter: N Koch, B Sintay, J Gersh, M Wells, C Mart, T Hayes
Southwest Chapter: A Jones, D Gress, C Baird, B Parker, B Parker, L Page, S McCullogh
Upstate New York Chapter: H Malhorta, L Kumaraswamy, M Shaikh, S Raina, V Patel
AAPM appreciates the contributions of the following individuals for their involvement in the development and success of the 2018 AAPM Meeting Program.
EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, PRACTICAL MEDICAL PHYSICS COURSES and SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIA ORGANIZERS
ABSTRACT REVIEWERS
MODERATORS
INVITED SPEAKERS AND PARTICIPANTS
SAMs REVIEWERS
Thank you to the Maintenance of Certification Subcommittee for assistance with the SAMs review process.