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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
The Abstract and Manuscript submission deadline: April 1, 2027
Note: This form is only accessible to current AAMD Student Members.
Students submitting a Student Writing Competition entry must be a current AAMD member at the time of submission and in 2027 at the time of prize distribution.
Click here to review the revised submission guidelines for the 2027 Student Writing Competition.
Resources:
Submit questions to the Student Writing Competition Chair:
Mellonie Brown-Zacarias, mellonieb9@aol.com
1st Place: Enhancing target dose conformity while effectively sparing the spinal cord in proton arc treatment plans for cervical chordomas and chondrosarcomas
Jon Blalock, MS, Jiyeon Park, PhD, DABR, Emilie Soisson, PhD, DABR, Kristen Vu, MS, CMD, RT(T)
Grand Valley State University
2nd Place: Automatic field-in-field treatment planning function for deep inspiration breath hold left breast radiotherapy using Raystation 2023b
Jessica Li, RT(T); Kelli Gilliland, RT(T); Patrick Wirball, BS; Nishele Lenards, PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAMD; Ashley Hunzeker, MS, CMD; Matt Tobler, CMD, FAAMD
Medical Dosimetry Program at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse
3rd Place: Evaluating Dosimetric Differences Between Flattening Filter-Free (FFF) and Flattened Beams for Small Bowel Sparing in Abdominal Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Heidi Ryan, BS, RT(T); Ava Azazil, MBA, BS, RT(T); Nadia Finerty, BS; Nishele Lenards, PhD, CMD, RT(R)(T), FAAMD; Ashley Hunzeker, MS, CMD; Kristen Dezell, MS, CMD, RT(R)(T)
Medical Dosimetry Program at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse