2012 Educational Session Presentations
Live Session Recordings
Session PDF's
June 10, 2012
- Keynote Address: The Application of Multi-modality Imaging and Therapy for Radiation Oncology, Timothy Fox, PhD
- Treatment Plan Evaluation Techniques and Tools, Brent Murphy, MS
- MDCB: Why All the Changes, Francine Constable, CMD
- SBRT: An Overview, Mary Hare, CMD
- Treatment Planning System Quality Assurance, Randy Merrill, CMD & Michelle Miller
- Peer Review in the Radiation Oncology Department, Keitt Mobile, CMD
June 11, 2012
- In Pursuit of Safety: Workflow Management and Error Reporting in Radiation Oncology, Angel Medina, MHA
- EMR: Things You Need to Know to Ensure Documentation Supports Coding, Deborah Churchill, RTT
- Review of Head and Neck Anatomy, Vipul Thakkar, MD
- The Safe Implementation of Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Community Hospital Setting, Gail Ramey, CMD & Deborah Schofield, MS
- Medical Dosimetrist Workforce Study, Mike Mills, PhD
- 2012 Coding, Billing & Compliance Update, Sally Eggleston, MBA & Kelly Weiss, RT(R)(T)
June 12, 2012
- "Best Practices" is a Verb, Not a Noun Establishing Benchmarks in Medical Dosimetry, Greg Robinson, CMD
- A Better Approach to the Treatment Planning for Cancers in the Thoracic Region, Fillipo Olivieri, CMD & Korine Oh, CMD
- Go, Dog, Go! Adventures in Veterinary Oncology, Jessica Lawrence, DVM & Michelle Turek, DVM
June 13, 2012
- Intensity Modulated Stereotactic Spine Radiation Therapy Class Solutions for Efficient, High-Quality Treatment Plans, Khoi Vu, CMD & Matt Palmer, CMD
- Pediatric Radiation Oncology: the Role of Modern Radiation in Childhood Cancer, Matthew Krasin, MD
- The Use of Imaging in Radiation Therapy, Kristin Asbury, CMD
- A Review of Transperineal Prostate Brachytherapy (HDR & LDR), Pete Mondalek, PhD
- E-Portfolios for Medical Dosimetry Professionals, Nishele Lenards, CMD
- High Dose Brachytherapy for the Treatment of Skin Cancer: a Dosimetrist’s Perspective, Gail Ramey, CMD
- Head and Neck Proton Planning: A Dosimetrist's Perspective, Craig McKenzie, CMD
- When Cancer Attacks the Dosimetrist: A Personal Look at Role Reversal, Lexie Smith-Raymond, CMD
- Development of Patient Specific Predictive Target Margins, Michael Howard, MS
June 14, 2012
- Paradigm Shifts in Treatment Planning, Lee Hales, CMD
- Dosimetric Effect and Compensation of Couch Rails for Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy, Stephen Meerdink, RT(R)
- 3D versus Hybrid IMRT Breast Treatment Planning: Data, Tips, and Techniques, Kristin Asbury, CMD
- SBRT and SRS Clinical Applications, Kristin Higgins, MD
Poster PDF's
- Adaptive Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancers: When Should we Re-plan?, Robert Douglas Boyle
- Practical Tips and Timesavers for IMRT and IGRT Planning, Lori Bizzle
- Dosimetric Evaluation of Simultaneously Integrated Boost (SIB) versus Sequential (Primary + Boost)
VMAT Treatment Plans for Prostatic Fossa and Lymph Node Irradiation, Rocio Chavez
- Distance Education: Is Asynchronous Delivery as Effective as Synchronous Delivery
when Indiviual Learning Style and Bloom's Taxonomy Level are Reveiwed?, Kevin Scott Collins, PhD.
- Dosimetric Comparison of Prostate Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT): Single versus Dual
Volumetric Modulated ArcTherapy (VMAT) Techniques, Jonathan Dougherty
- Comparative Analysis via Stereotactic Spine Radiation Surgery Utilizing Static Field IMRT and VMAT, Rachel Hunter
- Is Off-line Adaptive Planning Necessary for Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy (IMPT) for Head and Neck Treatments?, Tera Jones
- A Clinical Comparison between Prone and Supine Breast Treatment Techniques, Richard McKinnies
- A dosimetric comparative study: volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) versus intensity-modulated
radiation therapy IMRT) in the treatment of nasal cavity carcinomas, Kham Nguyen
- Cumulative Analysis Comparing the Mass and Volume Derived Mean Lung Dose in
Free Breathe 4D Gating vs. Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Radiotherapy, Tara Quastad
- The Student Portfolio, Brent Rangen
- A Technique for the Treatment of Pelvic Lymph Nodes for High Risk Prostate Cancer using Fixed Horizontal Beam Line Proton Radiotherapy, Pat Schenkenfelder
- Dosimetric Differences in Stereotactic Radiotherapy for Tumors Abutting Inhomogeneities using
BrainLAB iPlan Pencil Beam and Eclipse AAA Dose Calculation Algorithms, Albert Williams