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NW AAPM - Advanced Technology Symposium

Friday, October 17, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PT)

Seattle, WA

NW AAPM - Advanced Technology Symposium

Ticket Information

Ticket Type Sales End Price Fee Quantity
NW AAPM Member Ended $25.00 $0.00
NW AAPM Member Requiring CAMPEP Credits Ended $30.00 $0.00
Nonmembers Ended $30.00 $0.00
Nonmembers Requiring MDCB Credits Ended $30.00 $0.00

Event Details

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

When & Where



Swedish Medical Center - Education and Conference Center
Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill
500 17th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122-5711

Friday, October 17, 2008 from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (PT)


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