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NW AAPM - 2009 Advanced Technologies Symposium

Friday, September 11, 2009 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PT)

Seattle, WA

NW AAPM - 2009 Advanced Technologies Symposium

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Event Details

Northwest Chapter AAPM - Advanced Technology Symposium

When: September 11, 2009

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
9:00-9:45 Future Directions in Proton Therapy Ken Gall (Still River Systems)
9:45-10:30 Expanding Roles of SBRT and Hypofractionation Vivek Mehta (SCI)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break  
11:00-11:30 Latest Advances in Tomotherapy An Liu (City of Hope)
11:30-12:00 Licensure of Medical Physicists Jeff Limmer (Wasau Hospital Center)
12:00-1:00 Lunch  
1:00-2:00 Technologies for Locating and Hitting Moving Targets: Pitfalls and Future Advances Paul Keall (Stanford)
2:00-2:30 Integration of PET/CT into Radiation Oncology  Paul Kinihan (University of Washington) 
2:30-3:00 Clinical Experience with Varian Rapid Arc Shirley Small (Northwest Medical Physics) 

3:00-3:30

Break   
3:30-4:00 Comparison of Commercial VMAT Planning Solutions Daliang Cao (SCI)
4:00-4:30 Predictive Modeling of Tumor Motion Response George Sandison (Univ. Washington)


Registration will begin at 8 AM with the first talk starting at 8:45 AM.  The scientific program will run until approximately 4:30 PM. 

Education Credits: We have been approved for 5.5 CAMPEP credits and 5 MDCB and ASRT 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 NWAAPM 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, September 11, 2009 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PT)


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