SUNDAY, July 14 -- 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) | |
MO-AB-221AB-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Multiplexed Spectral Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging of Three Contrast Agents C A S Dunning1*, J O'Connell1 , K Murphy1 , S Robinson1 , K Iniewski2 , M Bazalova-Carter1 , (1) University of Victoria, Victoria, BC (2) Redlen Technologies, Saanichton, BC |
WE-AB-221AB-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Designing Spatial-Spectral Filters for Spectral CT M Tivnan*, W Wang , S Tilley , J Stayman , Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
TH-D-302-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Addressing Key Technical Challenges of CHO Models Associated with Spatial and Temporal Non-Stationarity in X-Ray Angiography Including Anatomical Background and Moving Test Objects D Gomez Cardona*, C Favazza , S Leng , B Schueler , K Fetterly , Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
TH-A-303-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): High Through-Plane Resolution 2D Multislice T2SE Vs. Direct 3D T2SE: Application in Prostate MRI S Kargar1,2*, E Stinson2 , E Borisch2 , A Froemming2 , R Grimm2 , A Kawashima3 , S Riederer1,2 , (1) Mayo Graduate School, Rochester, MN, (2) Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN(3) Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ |
TH-BC-304-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (IMAGING): Reference Dataset for Benchmarking Organ Doses Derived From Monte Carlo Simulations of CT Exams A Hardy1*, M Bostani1 , E Angel2 , C Cagnon1 , M McNitt-Gray1 , (1) UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, (2) Canon Medical Systems, Tustin, CA |
BEST IN PHYSICS (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY) | |
MO-K-SAN2-2 | BEST IN PHYSICS (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY): Predictive Capability of 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging On Tumor Voxel Dose Response S Chen*, D Krauss , D Yan , William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI |
TU-AB-225BCD-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY): A New Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) Ultrasound-Guidance Device for Breast Biopsy C Park1,2,*, J Bax2, A Fenster1,2, (1) Western University Ontario, London, ON, Canada, (2) Robarts Research Institute, London, ON, Canada |
WE-HI-SAN2-6 | BEST IN PHYSICS (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY): Initial Experience with a Robotically Positioned Clinical Prototype Prompt Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy System for in Vivo Proton Range Verification J Verburg*, F Hueso-Gonzalez, T Ruggieri, T Bortfeld, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
TH-BC-303-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY): An Initial Report of Scatter Imaging During Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy K Jones1*, J Turian1 , J Strologas2 , A Templeton1 , G Marwaha1 , J Chu1 , (1) Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, (2) University of Ioannina,Ioannina, Greece |
TH-BC-225BCD-9 | BEST IN PHYSICS (MULTI-DISCIPLINARY): Rapid Multi-Contrast Brain Imaging at 0.35T to Facilitate Tumor Response Assessment and Functional Adaptive Radiation Therapy N. Zakariaei1*, Y. Chen2, S Nejad-Davarani 3, E.M. Haacke1,4, C Glide-Hurst1,3 (1) Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, (2) Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, (3) Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI (4) The MRI Inst. for Biomedical Research, Detroit, MI |
BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY) | |
WE-HI-301-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Accounting for Respiration-Induced Motion of Peripheral Airways in Virtual Bronchoscopy-Guided Lung Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Planning E Vicente1*, A Modiri1 , K Yu2 , H Wibowo2 , Y Yan3 , R Timmerman3 , A Sawant1 , (1) University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, (2) Broncus Medical, Inc., San Jose, CA, (3) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX. |
WE-HI-301-2 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Geometric Risk Index: Quantifying Plan Robustness with Respect to Geometric Uncertainty and DVH Objectives J Neylon*, R Li , S Glaser , A Amini , J Wong , A Liu , City Of Hope, Duarte, CA |
WE-FG-301-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): The Non-Homologous End Joining Repair Pathway Determines Cell Radiosensitivity in Helium and Carbon Ion Beams D Flint1,2*, S Bright1 , C McFadden1 , S Chakraborty1 , D Yoon1 , S Shaitelman1 , S Kodaira2 , T Konishi3 , G Sawakuchi1 , (1) University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, (2) MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, (3) National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan |
TH-A-301-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Deep-Learning Assisted Automatic Digitization of Interstitial Needles in High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy H Jung*, C Shen , Y Gonzalez , X Jia , University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
TH-D-304-1 | BEST IN PHYSICS (THERAPY): Develop a Web-Based Brain Metastases Segmentation Platform with Atlas Label for Stereotactic Radiosurgery H Liu1*, Y Liu2 , S Stojadinovic3 , Z Wardak4 , W Lu5 , Y Yan6 , S Jiang7 , R Timmerman8 , L Nedzi9 , T Dan10 , X Gu11 , (1) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (2) Sichuan University, Chengdu, ,(3) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (4) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (5) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (6) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (7) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (8) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (9) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (10) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas,TX ,(11) UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX |
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 15 (1:45 pm - 3:45 pm) in Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center.
MO-GH-SAN23 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 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 15 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the in the Lone Star Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt 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-J-301 Session in Memory of Dennis Leavitt: Novel Photon and Electron Therapy Techniques |
4:30 PM/WE-J-301 |
Self-Powered Thin-Film Multi-Layer Aerogel-Based X-Ray Detector Employing Fast Electron Current
D Brivio1*, M Gagne2, E Freund2, E Sajo2, P Zygmanski1, |
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 15 from 6:30 pm - 8:00pm in the in the Lone Star Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt 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 |
SU-KL-304 Nuclear Medicine |
4:00 PM/SU-KL-304ABC |
Deep Learning-Based Self Attenuation Correction for Whole-Body PET Imaging
X Dong1, Y Lei1, T Wang1, K Higgins1,2, T Liu1,2, W Curran1,2, H Mao2,3, J Nye3*, X Yang1,2 |
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 2019 Science Council Session is: Data Science in Medical Physics
The Science Council Session will be held Tuesday, July 16 from 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm in Stars at Night Ballroom 2-3 at the Henry B. Gonzales 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 15 from 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm in room 301 in the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center.
MO-GH-301 - Innovation in Medical Physics Education
The top presenting abstract will be announced during the AAPM Awards and Honors Ceremony Monday, July 15 from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm in the Lone Star Ballroom at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The winner will be presented a plaque and a $2,000 cash award. 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:
World Molecular Imaging Society
TU-HI-225BCD The Joint AAPM-WMIS Symposium: Nanotechnology
Tuesday, July 16 · 1:45 pm - 3:45 pm · Room 225BCD
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 at Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center.
Connecticut Chapter: H Lincoln, C Kirschner, C Tien, A Nunn, S Kamath, B Blankenship, A Jones
Delaware Valley Chapter: P Salanitro, A Harrison, X Zhu, C Peng, L Kim, J Dave
Florida Chapter: K Hintenlang, M Arreola, W Sensakovic, O Zeidan, S Leon, S Herchko, K Padgett, R Stanton
Great Lakes Chapter: C. Smith, S Gardner, X Ding, C Lee, B Miller
Missouri River Valley Chapter: D Dirksen, S Yaddanapudi, M Hyun, N Soni, N A Mensah-Brown
New Jersey Chapter: T Chen, J Napoli, C Shi, Y Zhang, S Murphy, T Cui
North Central Chapter: M Kowalok, W Culberson, P Hill, Z Labby, J Johnson
Northwest Chapter: L Long, M Lambert, R Miller, J Moirano, S Geneser
Ohio River Valley Chapter: M Gossman, P Sandwall, A Cetnar, A Ayan, D Cheek
Penn-Ohio Chapter: V Colussi, A Godley, R A Siochi, M Zhang, J Donaghue, B Coopey, Z Shen
RAMPS NY Chapter: C Della Biancia, U Mahmood, N Tyagi, J Silianpaa, K Hamacher
Rocky Mountain Chapter: O Blasi, E Kinsey, K McCullough, D Huo, I Shah
Southeast Chapter: N Koch, B Sintay, M Wells, S Parker, J Wilson, T Hayes
Southwest Chapter: A Jones, C Baird, B Parker, J Dugas, L Page, S McCullough
Upstate New York Chapter: H Malhorta, M Shaikh, S Raina, R Kincaid, V Patel
The AAPM appreciates the contributions of the following individuals for their involvement in the development and success of the 2019 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.