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Friday, October 17, 2008 from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM (PT)
Northwest Chapter AAPM - Advanced Technology Symposium
When: October 17, 2007
Where: Swedish Education and Conference Center, 500 17th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122-5711, Directions and Map
Tentative Agenda:
| 8:00-8:45 | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:45-9:00 | Introduction | Sandra Colliander and David Shepard |
| 9:00-10:00 | Clinical Implementation of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) | David Shepard and Daliang Cao (Swedish) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Ultrasound Strain Imaging for Breast Cancer Diagnosis | Min Rao (Swedish) |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 | Motion Management Strategies in Radiation Therapy | Peter Maxim (Stanford) |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Current and Future Practice of Adaptive Radiotherapy | Di Yan (William Beaumont) |
| 2:00-3:00 | Hadron Therapy - A Clinician's Perspective | George Laramore (Univ. Wash.) |
| 3:00-4:00 | Applications of Nanomedicine in Cancer Imaging and Treatment | Francois Baneyx (Univ. Wash.) |
Registration will begin at 8 AM with the first talk starting at 8:45 AM. The scientific program will run until approximately 4 PM.
Education Credits: We are currently applying for CAMPEP and MDCB credits.
Social Event: After the program, there will be a catered party at the Garage Billiards at 1134 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122, 206-322-2296. This will be a great opportunity to network and socialize with other physicists and dosimetrists from the Pacific Northwest and beyond. More information can be found at http://www.garagebilliards.com/index.htm.
Hotel Information: We have booked a block of rooms at the Silver Cloud Hotel - Broadway, located at 1100 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122. To make reservations, simply call 800-590-1801 and ask for the Northwest AAPM rate or the Swedish Hospital rate. More information can be found at: http://www.silvercloud.com/14home.htm.
The Northwest Chapter the AAPM and Swedish Cancer Institute will jointly host this conference.
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