1st Place:

Overview of Treatment of the Craniospinal Axis Author: Robin Scott, CMD, RT(R)(T)

AAMD/CIVCO Student Writing Competition:

1st Place:	Breathing Adapted Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer: Reduction of Cardiac Doses Using Deep Inspiration Breath-hold Technique Authors: Hongyuan Wen, MS; Tung Bui, AS; Donald Hancock, CNMT; Katina Crabtree, BS; Shirly J. Kuruvila, CMD; Kuan T. Yu, MD; James E. Kanke; Mahsa Dehghanpour, MS; and Sean X. Zhang, PhD
2nd Place:	Define Baseline Levels of Segments per Beam for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Delivery for Brain, Head and Neck, Thoracic, Pelvis and Prostate Applications Authors: Jordan Sutton, BS; David Kabiru; Michael Neu; Lehendrick Turner, MBA; Sastry Vedam, PhD; and Matthew Palmer, MBA, CMD
3rd Place:	Assesment of Skin during Chestwall Irradiation Authors: Hannah Richardson; Hector Rojas; Hua-Yi Lin; Shahin Pour; James Kanke, BS, CMD; Evangeline Hillebrandt, BS,CMD; Mohammad Salehpour, PhD; and Sean Zhang, PhD

The AAMD Writing Competition Committee would like to thank all of the authors and judges for their participation.

The AAMD would like to thank CIVCO for their continued support of the Student Writing Competition.

Information on entering the AAMD Writing Competition and the CIVCO/AAMD Student Writing Competition

AAMD Writing Competition

Enter to win one of the three cash prizes* for papers pertaining to Medical Dosimetry:
$1000 - First Place
$500 - Second Place
$250 - Third Place
Abstract submission deadline: February 1
Final manuscript submission: March 1

* Prizes are courtesy of corporate donations to the AAMD Education Fund

CIVCO/AAMD Student Writing Competition Enter to win one of three cash prizes for papers pertaining to treatment, planning, localization, and positioning.
$500 - First Place
$250 - Second Place
$125 - Third Place
Abstract submission deadline: February 1
Final manuscript submission: March 1

Are you submitting an article? Then you need the AAMD Writing Competition Information to provide the details.

For more information or to submit an abstract please contact:
Theresa Kwiatkowski, BS, RTT, CMD
Lipson Cancer Center
Rochester General Hospital
1425 Portland Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621-3095
Phone: 585-922-9464
E-mail: tmkwiat@live.com

or:

Darrell Wolf, BS, CMD
Phone: 573-471-1765
Email: wolfdarrell@hotmail.com