SEAAPM
The Southeast Chapter of the
American Association of Physicists in Medicine

SEAAPM Meetings

2025 SEAAPM Symposium & Scientific Meeting

January 29-February 1, 2025 at the Hotel Crowne Plaza in Knoxville, TN

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Symposium Topic: Future Horizons in Medical Physics: Navigating Bottlenecks and Bridging Global Gaps from Diagnosis to Treatment

Symposium Directors:

  • Michael Howard, PhD, University of Tennessee
  • Niek Schreuder, PhD, Leo Cancer Care
  • Hosted by SEAAPM President Ali Fatemi, PhD

The symposium meeting agenda can be found HERE!

Value

In this symposium, we will explore the future of medical physics with a global perspective, focusing on transforming patient care from diagnosis to treatment. Attendees will engage with forward-thinking strategies that identify critical bottlenecks, such as diagnosis delays, treatment planning inefficiencies, and technology access disparities. We will explore innovative solutions, including AI-driven diagnostics, advanced imaging technologies, and real-time adaptive therapy systems, with specific application areas highlighted for their potential impact. Medical physicists participating in this symposium will position themselves at the forefront of innovation, driving improvements in patient outcomes while contributing to a global effort to make cutting-edge medical physics accessible to all. This international collaboration reinforces the pivotal role of the medical physics community in leading this transformative journey.

Hosted by SEAAPM President Ali Fatemi, PhD, the Symposium begins on the morning of Thursday, January 30, and concludes at noon on Friday, January 31. Lunch and a Scientific Meeting immediately follow.

Credits:

This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of MPCEC hours.

Scientific Meeting Topic: From Research to Reality: Medical Physics and AI Shaping the Future of Cancer Care

Meeting Director: Anuj Kapadia, PhD

The scientific meeting agenda can be found HERE!

General Session and General Trainee Session

  • General trainee session participants (students or residents) receive complementary registration to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting and are expected to prepare a poster for the scientific meeting. Any trainee accepted for an oral presentation will receive a free hotel stay (1 night) to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting.
  • This year, we will also hold a mentorship event for students and young professionals seeking mentorship from experienced medical physicists. By attending this program, participants can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the presented topics and acquire the specific skills and abilities necessary to excel in their roles as medical physicists and related healthcare professionals.

Trainee MedPhys Slam Session: "MedPhys Slam Preliminary Round"

  • Students, junior, or resident members from the research and education centers located in the SEAAPM chapter geographic region are invited to submit an abstract for consideration in the MedPhys Slam Competition.
  • The MedPhys Slam, a science communication competition similar to a "three minute thesis", aims to highlight and improve emerging medical physicists' communication with non-specialists. The rules are simple but challenging. Contestants have three minutes to present their research using no more than three PowerPoint slides, and are evaluated on their ability to convey their research and its significance to a lay audience.
  • Presentations must be based on the student, junior, or resident member's own, original research. All participants shall also prepare a poster to display during the Night In Reception on Friday, January 31st. Please review the rules of the AAPM MedPhys Slam Competition, provided HERE.
  • MedPhys Slam participants will receive free registration to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting, and any trainee accepted for an oral presentation will receive a free hotel stay (1 night) to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting. The winner of the MedPhys Slam preliminary competition will also receive a SEAAPM travel grant to participate in the final AAPM MedPhys Slam Competition held during the 2025 AAPM Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

Credits

This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of MPCEC hours.

Thank you to all of the sponsors that are supporting SEAAPM this year! Previous sponsers include...

2024 SEAAPM Symposium & Scientific Meeting

February 8-10, 2024 at the Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort in Hilton Head, SC

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Symposium Topic: Applications of MRI and Advanced Imaging Technologies in Radiation Oncology and Radiology

Symposium Directors:

  • Kathryn Mittauer, Miami Cancer Institute
  • Megan Lipford, Wake Forest University
  • Hosted by SEAAPM President Tomi Ogunleye

The symposium meeting agenda can be found HERE!

Value

Cancer therapy is at a pivotal moment that diagnostic imaging technologies have become integrated as on-board image guidance in radiation oncology. Furthermore, diagnostic imaging has had key temporal resolution advancements such as photon counting CT. These novel imaging capabilities enable new treatment approaches for cancer patients such as online adaptive treatment planning with MR/CT o-ring Linacs, biological-guided radiotherapy with PET-Linac systems, and soft-tissue visualization with MR Linac systems. These hardware advancements are accompanied by integration of AI in autosegmentation, deformable image registration, and adaptive planning opportunities. In totality, advancements in imaging have allowed for higher precision cancer therapy allowing hypofractionation, functional avoidance planning, margin reduction, and personalized medicine approaches. The clinical evidence of reduced toxicity and improved survival of these nascent technologies has demonstrated early clinical successes.

In this symposium we will introduce the technical evidence supporting advanced imaging applications, with focus on novel techniques in MRI, CT, and PET based systems. The symposium will benefit medical physicists and other healthcare professionals who seek to better understand advanced imaging techniques and how they are impacting current clinical practice and future direction of cancer care. Commissioning and clinical implementation of these novel modalities will be discussed. Lastly, medical physics educators will benefit from a robust discussion of evolving diagnostic residency curriculum and nuclear medicine integration.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the merits of CT and MRI online adaptive radiotherapy
  • Appreciate novel imaging technologies and their implementation in the clinic
  • Gain familiarity with utilization of functional avoidance in treatment planning
  • Understand the landscape of diagnostic and nuclear physics training and certification

Credits:

This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 11 MPCEC hours.

Scientific Meeting Topic: The Pioneering Path: Medical Physicists Shaping the Future of Personalized, Intelligent, and Contemporary Healthcare

Meeting Director: Ali Fatemi

The scientific meeting agenda can be found HERE!

General Session and General Trainee Session

  • This year, we're charting "The Pioneering Path" towards the future of personalized, intelligent, and contemporary healthcare. We encourage submissions that showcase groundbreaking approaches, emerging technologies, and novel processes. We're particularly interested in how advancements in various areas of study can converge to shape the forefront of medical physics.
  • General trainee session participants (students or residents) receive complementary registration to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting and are expected to prepare a poster for the scientific meeting. Any trainee accepted for an oral presentation will receive a free hotel stay (1 night) to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting.

Trainee MedPhys Slam Session: "MedPhys Slam Preliminary Round"

  • Students, junior, or resident members from the research and education centers located in the SEAAPM chapter geographic region are invited to submit an abstract for consideration in the MedPhys Slam Competition.
  • The MedPhys Slam, a science communication competition similar to a "three minute thesis", aims to highlight and improve emerging medical physicists' communication with non-specialists. The rules are simple but challenging. Contestants have three minutes to present their research using no more than three PowerPoint slides, and are evaluated on their ability to convey their research and its significance to a lay audience.
  • Presentations must be based on the student, junior, or resident member's own, original research. All participants shall also prepare a poster to display during the Night In Reception on Friday, February 9th. Please review the rules of the AAPM MedPhys Slam Competition, provided HERE.
  • MedPhys Slam participants will receive free registration to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting, and any trainee accepted for an oral presentation will receive a free hotel stay (1 night) to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting. The winner of the MedPhys Slam preliminary competition will also receive a SEAAPM travel grant to participate in the final AAPM MedPhys Slam Competition held during the 2024 AAPM Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, CA.

Credits

This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 7 MPCEC hours.

Thank you to all of the sponsors that are supporting SEAAPM this year, but especially...

2023 SEAAPM In-Person Symposium & Scientific Meeting

February 2-4, 2023

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Schedule Summary:

  • Thursday and Friday, Feb 2nd-3rd - Symposium
  • Friday and Saturday, Feb 3rd-4th - Scientific Meeting
  • Friday evening, Feb 3rd - Social Event and e-Poster Viewing Session
  • Saturday, Feb 4th - The annual SEAAPM business meeting will follow after the last scientific session
Symposium: "To Infinity and Beyond: Emerging Technologies, Techniques, and a Preview of what Clinical Medical Physics Can Look Like in the Future"

February 2-3, 2023

Program Directors:

  • Dennis Stanley, PhD - University of Alabama at Birmingham - Therapy Director
  • Justin Solomon, PhD - Duke University - Diagnostic Director
  • Hosted by SEAAPM President Megan Bright, MS

One of the hallmarks of cancer diagnosis and treatment is its emphasis on evolving technologies and the implementation of new treatments and imaging techniques. As the technical experts, medical physicists are often tasked with evaluating emerging technologies and ultimately implementing them clinically. This symposium will be a practical guide to the evaluation and implementation of some of the newest, and most discussed, technologies including 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and adaptive radiotherapy, all geared specifically for the clinical physicist.

To fully evaluate and implement these technologies into everyday clinical practice, it is important to understand not only the how for these technologies, but also the why. Understanding the clinical implementation aspects along with the common challenges of experienced users offers new users the ability to expedite integration. The symposium will benefit medical physicists and other healthcare professionals who seek to better understand the how and why of implementing these emerging technologies by bringing in clinical experts to provide their reasoning for implementation, the tools needed for implementation, and a glimpse into the clinical application and extensive experience with each technology.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to evaluate and implement emerging technologies
  • Understand the therapeutic and diagnostic applications of 3D printing
  • Understand the therapeutic and diagnostic applications of AI and its impact on DEI
  • Understand the therapeutic and diagnostic applications of emerging imaging technologies

Credits

This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 11 MPCEC hours.

Scientific Meeting: "Constellations: Medical Physicists Creating a Whole, Greater Than The Sum Of The Parts"

February 3-4, 2023

Program Director: Tomi Ogunleye, MS

The scientific meeting program can be found HERE!

  • This year the focus is on how independent pieces can be brought together in a manner that enhances the final product
  • These parts can be different technologies, processes, areas of study, people....the sky is the limit!
  • Presentations of accepted abstracts as well as SEAAPM's MedPhys Slam Competition highlight this event
  • The winner of this speaking competition for trainee members will be awarded a travel grant to represent SEAAPM at the national competition at the 2023 AAPM Annual Meeting in Houston, TX
  • The scientific meeting will begin at 1pm on Friday, February 3rd, and concludes after the annual business meeting on Saturday early afternoon, February 4th

Credits

This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 6.49 MPCEC hours.

Thank you to all of the sponsors that are supporting SEAAPM this year, but especially...

2022 SEAAPM In-Person Symposium & Scientific Meeting

Meeting Registration Hotel Reservation

Deadline extended! Book hotel by January 19th, 2022 for guaranteed reduced rates.

Deadline extended! Register by January 19th, 2022 for early bird rates.

Schedule Summary

  • Wednesday Evening, Jan 26th – Icebreaker Reception
  • Thursday and Friday, Jan 27th-28th – Symposium
  • Friday and Saturday, Jan 28th-29th – Scientific Meeting
  • Friday Evening, Jan 28th – Social Event & Poster Viewing Session
  • Saturday, Jan 29th – The annual SEAAPM business meeting will follow the last scientific session

Vendor information can be found here.

Symposium: "Medical Physics and the Quest to Establish Uniform Minimum Standards: The MPPG Initiative."

  • Program Directors: Rob Krauss, DMP, and BC Schwarz, PhD
  • This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 10 MPCEC hours, of which 10 credits will be designed to meet the ABR's criteria for a self-assessment activity in the ABR MOC program.

Preliminary symposium program can be found here.

Sessions focusing on:

  • The purpose of MPPGs and how they are developed and updated
  • How MPPGs integrate into the larger body of work used by the AAPM, ACR, ASTRO, etc.
  • How to incorporate minimum standards into practice
  • Dedicated discussions of MPPGs 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 12
  • Upcoming MPPGs
  • A panel discussion on the future of MPPGs
Scientific Meeting: "Devising Solutions Where None Exist: Physicists at the Intersection of Creativity and Science"

  • Directed by Megan Bright, MS
  • This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 5.1 MPCEC hours
  • Scientific meeting program can be found here!

The goal of the meeting is to provide attendees with an opportunity to learn about advances in the field that may be applicable to their own research and/or medical physics practice. This year the emphasis is on the numerous ways in which physicists customize, design, and fabricate tools or technology as solutions to problems that arise in the clinic.

Sessions include:

  • General Session Scientific Presentations on therapy and diagnostic research and clinical applications
  • Address from the AAPM President – J. Daniel Bourland, PhD, FAAPM
  • Keynote Address – Charles Able, MS, FACR
  • Professional Session on Medical Physics Leadership – Michael Howard, PhD, FAAPM
  • Presentations by SEAAPM Students and Trainees including the "MedPhys Slam" Preliminary Round
  • A "Night-In" social and E-Poster Session
Registration Rates

2022 Attendee Registration Rates
Registration
Type		 Non-Member SEAAPM Member
(Requires Discount Code)		 Student/Trainee
Before
1/14/2022		 After
1/14/2022		 Before
1/14/2022		 After
1/14/2022		 Requires Discount
Code
Symposium
Registration		 $325 $425 $275 $375 $77.50
Scientific
Meeting
Registration		 $90 $120 $40 $70 FREE
Symposium and
Scientific Meeting
Registration		 $400 $550 $350 $500 $77.50
  • Registration may be cancelled for a full refund if cancellation occurs by 11:59 PM Eastern on 1/14/2022.
  • After the cancellation deadline, no refund will be given for cancellation.
  • Photograph & Video Consent: By checking this box, you understand that registration and attendance at, or participation in this SEAAPM Meeting, constitutes an agreement by the registrant to permit show management's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant's image or voice in photographs, videos, and other electronic reproductions of such events.
  • The majority of meeting expenses for attendees are offset by exhibitor fees. By registering for an SEAAPM event, you give permission for SEAAPM to distribute the contact information you provide through your registration to exhibitors.
  • By registering for the 2022 SEAAPM Symposium and/or Scientific Meeting, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending the Symposium and/or Scientific Meeting, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold the SEAAPM or any of their affiliates, officers, contractors, or volunteers liable for any illness or injury.
  • By registering for the 2022 SEAAPM Symposium and/or Scientific Meeting, you are acknowledging that you have read, understood, and agree to abide by the guidance set forth in this document regarding COVID-19 precautions.

    • 2021 SEAAPM Virtual Symposium and Scientific Meeting

    January 28 - 30, 2021

    Meeting Registration Troubleshoot Meeting Access

    Schedule Summary:

    • Thursday and Friday, Jan 28-29th - Symposium
    • Thursday evening, Jan 28th - Student/Trainee Event - Developing Interview Skills
    • Friday and Saturday, Jan 29-30th - Scientific Meeting
    • Friday evening, Jan 29th - Virtual Social Event and e-Poster Viewing Session
    • Saturday, Jan 30th - The annual SEAAPM business meeting will follow after the last scientific session

    Vendor Information can be found here.

    Symposium: "Practical Artificial Intelligence for the Medical Physicist"

    • Program Directors: Xiaofeng Yang, PhD and Jonathan Nye, PhD of Emory University
    • This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 10.5 MPCEC hours, of which 9 credits will be designed to meet the ABR's criteria for a self-assessment activity in the ABR MOC program.
    • The symposium program can be found here.

    Sessions include:

    • An overview of the role of artificial intelligence (machine/deep learning) in medical imaging and radiation therapy.
    • Common machine/deep learning algorithms and performance evaluation methods.
    • Current practices, strengths, limitations and challenges of applying machine/deep learning to the medical physics field.
    • Panel discussion on future of AI in radiation oncology and radiology, opportunities and challenges.

    We are very excited to present a wide variety of topics on deep learning in data augmentation, radiomics, image segmentation/registration and treatment planning, and image-guided intervention. Sessions will include a hands-on lab and panel discussion with experts.

    Interview Skills Workshop

    • Workshop co-chairs: Robert A. Rogers, MS and Joshua M. Wilson, PhD
    • The workshop will take place Thursday, January 28th, from 6-7:30pm
    • The student/trainee event "Interview Skills for the Early Career Medical Physicist" will be open to all attendees, regardless of registration status.
    • More information about this workshop can be found here.

    Scientific Meeting: "From Smart Tools to Smart Practice: Science, Collaboration, Efficiency, and Quality"

    • Directed by Carnell Hampton, PhD
    • This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 5.75 MPCEC hours.
    • The scientific meeting program can be found here.

    Sessions include:

    • Quality Care for Every Patient: Reducing variability in care across patients with precision, innovation, and value.
    • Crashing Through the Silos: The value of collaboration in promoting practice improvement and excellence patient care.
    • Now You Want Me To Do What?: Using Smart Tools to promote automation and efficiency when resources are slim.
    • Additionally:
      • Medical physics research and clinical applications
      • "MedPhys Slam Preliminary Round" for trainees

    Registration Rates

    We have drastically reduced registration rates for this virtual event!

    2021 Virtual Attendee Registration Rates
    Registration Type Attendee Student/Trainee
    Symposium Registration $200 $50
    Scientific Meeting Registration $50 Free
    Both Symposium and Scientific Meeting Registration $225 $50

    • Registration may be cancelled for a full refund if cancellation occurs by 11:59 PM Eastern on 1/14/2020.
    • After the cancellation deadline, no refund will be given for cancellations.
    • The sessions for the symposium and scientific meeting will be recorded and available for viewing by meeting attendees.
    • Photograph & Video Consent: By checking this box, you understand that registration and attendance at, or participation in this SEAAPM Meeting, constitutes an agreement by the registrant to permit show management's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant's image or voice in photographs, videos, and other electronic reproductions of such events.
    • I understand that registration and attendance at or participation in this meeting constitutes an agreement to permit SEAAPM's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of my image or voice in photographs, videos, and other electronic reproductions.
    • The majority of meeting expenses for attendees are offset by exhibitor fees. By registering for an SEAAPM event, you give permission for SEAAPM to distribute the contact information you provide through your registration to exhibitors.

    Southeast AAPM Chapter Virtual TG275 Workshop

    Faculty

    • Michelle Wells, M.S., Piedmont Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
    • Stephanie Parker, M.S., Wake Forest Baptist Health High Point Medical Center, High Point, NC
    • Luis Fong de los Santos, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
    • Koren Smith, M.S., Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, Baton Rouge, LA

    General Information

    Click here to view the Registration Information.

    Sessions will include didactic and interactive/hands-on components.

    Continuing Education: This workshop has applied for 6.25 MPCEC and each activity will be planned to meet the ABR's criteria for a self-assessment activity (SAM).

    Learning Objectives

    • To apply the application of failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to plan and chart checks.
    • To assess the results of the TG 275 survey of AAPM members.
    • To generate checklists for plan and chart checks reflecting the needs of individual departments.

    Agenda

    • 8:30 - 8:45 am               Welcome and Introductions
    • 8:45 - 11:00 am             Overview of TG 275; FMEA (will include a 15 minute break)
    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm     TG 275 Survey
    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm             Lunch
    • 1:00 - 2:45 pm               TG 275 Crosswalk and Checklists
    • 2:45 - 3:00 pm               Break
    • 3:00 - 4:30 pm               Incident Learning Systems; Automation; TG 275 Key Recommendations

    2020 SEAAPM Symposium & Scientific Meeting

    January 30 - 31, 2020
    Nashville, TN
    Hilton Garden Inn Downtown

    Meeting Flyer Hotel Registration Meeting Registration

    Schedule Summary

    • Wednesday evening, Jan 29 - Check-in, vendor setup, and casual ice-breaker 5-7:30pm
    • Thursday and Friday, Jan 30-31 - Symposium
    • Friday and Saturday, Jan 31 - Feb 1 - Scientific meeting
    • Saturday, Feb 1 - The annual SEAAPM business meeting will follow after the last scientific session

    Vendor information can be found here.

    Symposium: "Following the Patient: The Physics behind Diagnosis to Treatment"

    • An application for approval of up to 13 MPCECs, including 6 SAM credits, is in process.
    • Preliminary program
    • Sessions include:
      • Diagnostic imaging session with a pediatric perspective
      • Safety-focused and clinic workflow session on how these important components impact patient care
      • Radiation therapy session that will present how current and future changes to our field can impact patient care
      • Professional development session that will highlight what to expect with the newly released ABR Online Longitudinal Assessment (OLA)
    • We are very excited to have a very special guest speaker, Lori Stegner (a veteran of the Nashville entertainment industry), to share her incredible story as a patient at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, while providing an important perspective on “Following the Patient: The Physics behind Diagnosis to Treatment”.

    Scientific Meeting

    • Directed by Stephanie Parker
    • The SEAAPM has applied for 7.25 hours of CE credits for the scientific meeting
    • Scientific Meeting Program
    • GENERAL SESSION: "Continuous Improvement: Clinical Experience with Increasing Safety, Quality, and Efficiency"
    • Members are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations. The emphasis of this year’s scientific meeting will be Continuous Improvement. We welcome abstracts that share SEAAPM members’ experiences with increasing safety, quality and efficiency in the clinic through the use of technology such as scripting and automation or through the application of quality management tools such as Lean, Six Sigma, and TG100. Abstracts related to other topics are also welcome.
    • Abstracts should include a title, presenting author, contact email, and contributing authors. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words with one page of supporting figures/tables allowed, though optional.
    • TRAINEE SESSION: "MedPhys Slam Preliminary Round"
    • Student, junior, or resident members from the research and education centers located in the SEAAPM Chapter geographic region are invited to submit an abstract for consideration. Abstracts should include a title, presenting author, contact email, and contributing authors. Abstracts should be no more than 300 words with one page of supporting figures/tables allowed, though optional. Presentations must be based on the student, junior, or resident members own, original research. All participants shall prepare and display a poster during the “Night In” Reception on Friday, January 31. Student, junior, or resident members are strongly encouraged to apply for participation in the MedPhys Slam Preliminary Round; however, they may be considered for the general session. Please review the Rules of the AAPM MedPhys Slam Competition. The winner of the MedPhys Slam preliminary competition will receive an SEAAPM travel grant to participate in the final AAPM MedPhys Competition held during the 2020 AAPM Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC. A panel of judges will provide constructive feedback to all participants in the Trainee Session. Participants will receive free registration to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting, and any trainee accepted for an oral presentation will receive a free hotel stay (1 night) to the SEAAPM Scientific Meeting.

    Rules of the AAPM MedPhys Slam Competition

    • Visuals
      • PowerPoint slides allowed but optional; no Prezi or other presentation formats.
      • Maximum of three (3) slides, exclusive of title slide.
      • Slide material cannot be created by a professional.
      • No embedding of audio and/or video clips is allowed.
      • No gifs, animations, or slide transitions allowed. Participants may be asked to provide their slides in pdf format.
      • No additional props (e.g. laser pointers, costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
    • In cases of collaborative research, the presenter's contribution to the project must be salient and clearly specified.
    • Presentations must be given in English. Spoken work presentations (e.g. poems, rap, or song) are not permitted.
    • Presenters must remain on stage for the duration of their presentation.
    • Timing will commence from the moment the presenter starts talking with 3 minutes permitted (-1 point if overtime, plus an additional 1 point penalty per 5 seconds thereafter).
    • By entering the contest, you agree to allow the AAPM to use the resulting photographs and/or video, which may include your image or presentation, in publicity surrounding the contest and/or in other contexts, such as websites, promotional materials, etc.

    2019 SEAAPM Symposium & Scientific Meeting

    February 21-23, 2019
    Savannah, GA
    Hyatt Regency Savannah

    Symposium

    • "Imagination, failure, and love: the journey of the leader"
    • Leadership is a human mechanism for collective progress. Our world, our disciplines, our workplaces, our homes, all need leadership. Progress, solutions to stubborn problems, peace, and one’s own and human prospering all hinge on effective leadership. How can one practice and excel in leadership? Leadership is often characterized in terms of attributes, such as ownership, imagination, and courage, of which there may be tens, if not hundreds. A good leader is expected to embody and practice these attributes. But how one can master so many attributes, many of which are related to one another and not all of which are equally important?
    • Directed by Ehsan Samei
    • Program Committee: Carnell Hampton, Jennifer Johnson, Russell Ritenour, BJ Sintay, Michelle Wells, Gerald White, and Joshua Wilson
    • Symposium Flyer
    • Symposium Schedule and Additional Information

    Scientific Meeting

    Schedule Summary

    • Wednesday evening, Feb 20 - Check-in, vendor setup, and casual ice-breaker 5-7:30pm
    • Thursday and Friday, Feb 21-22 - Symposium directed by Ehsan Samei
    • Friday and Saturday, Feb 22-23 - Scientific meeting directed by SEAAPM president-elect Michelle Wells
    • Saturday, Feb 23 - The annual SEAAPM business meeting will follow after the last scientific session

    2018 SEAAPM Symposium & Scientific Meeting

    February 22-24, 2018
    Greenville, SC
    Westin Poinsett

    Check out this Greenville food guide courtesy of Dr. Stoppenhagen

    Symposium

    • "Emerging Technologies in Radiation Therapy and Imaging"
    • This meeting has applied to the ABR for 9.5 SAM credits and has already been approved by CAMPEP for 9.5 MPCEC hours.
    • Topics include: Adaptive therapy, Multi-energy CT, 4Pi RT, MRI Linacs, Proton therapy, as well as others
    • Directed by Niek Schreuder, PhD
    • Symposium Program

    Scientific Meeting

    • This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 6.25 MPCEC hours.
    • "Improving Care by Enhancing Efficiency: Novel Workflows, Software, and Devices"
    • YOUNG INVESTIGATOR SESSION: "Highlighting our Chapter's Contribution to Medical Physics Research and Education"
    • Directed by Jacob Gersh, PhD
    • Scientific Program

    Preliminary schedule:

    • Wednesday evening, Feb 21 - Check-in, vendor setup, and casual ice-breaker
    • Thursday and Friday, Feb 22-23 - Symposium directed by Niek Schreuder on Emerging Technologies in Radiation Therapy and Imaging
    • Friday and Saturday, Feb 23-24 - Scientific meeting directed by SEAAPM president-elect Jacob Gersh
    • Saturday, Feb 24 - The annual SEAAPM business meeting will follow after the last scientific session

    2017 SEAAPM Symposium & Scientific Meeting

    February 23-25, 2017
    Charleston, SC
    Francis Marion Hotel

    Symposium

    Scientific Meeting

    2016 SEAAPM Symposium & Scientific Meeting

    March 10-12, 2016
    Knoxville, TN
    Hilton Knoxville Hotel

    Symposium

    • Directed by Jonathan Nye, PhD
    • "Innovations and Emerging Applications in Radionuclide Imaging with the Expanding Role of Medical Physicists"
    • Symposium Program

    Scientific Meeting

    The SEAAPM 2015 Symposium and Scientific Meeting was held at the Embassy Suiets Hotel in Raleigh, NC April 23-25. The symposium was entitled "Commissioning and Quality Assurance of Today's Extended and Advanced Radiation Therapy Equipment. Not Just Your Basic Linac Anymore" and was directed by Ingrid Marshall. Following the symposium the scientific meeting featured presentations by SEAAPM chapter members and was directed by david Siant.

    Click here to view the Symposium and Meeting Agenda.

    Click on a link below to view selected talks from the 2013 Symposium and Scientific Meeting.

    Symposium

    Meeting

    The SEAAPM 2014 Symposium and Scientific Meeting was held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Chattanooga, TN April 30-May2. The symposium was entitled "Informatics for the Medical Physicist" and was directed by Thaddeus Wilson. Following the symposium the scientific meeting featured presentations by SEAAPM chapter members and was directed by George David.

    Click here to view the Symposium and Meeting Agenda.

    Click on a link below to view selected talks from the 2013 Symposium and Scientific Meeting.

    Symposium

    Meeting

    The SEAAPM 2013 Symposium and Scientific Meeting was held at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel in Asheville, NC April 25-28. The symposium was entitled "Case Studies in Safety and Reliability Engineering of Radiation Oncology Systems" and was directed by George Sherouse. Following the symposium the scientific meeting featured presentations by SEAAPM chapter members and was directed by Allen deGuzman.

    Click here to view the Symposium and Meeting Agenda.

    Click on a link below to view selected talks from the 2013 Symposium and Scientific Meeting.

    Symposium

    • User-Centered Design In Medical Device Design: A Human Factors Perspective, Joseph Cafazzo
    • Principles in Designing User Interfaces, Bruce Thomadsen
    • FDA/ISO Standards Required for Device Clearance, Sal Gerace
    • How to Improve Safety in Radiation Therapy, Nancy Leveson
    • The Design of the TomoTherapy System: Considerations for Safety, Rock Mackie
    • Hazard Mitigation Approach in the Design of a Proton Therapy System, Kenneth Gall
    • Agile Risk Analysis Driven Development at RaySearch ‐ How to Design the Hazards Away, Anders Liander
    • Quality in Software Design and V & V of Integrated Systems, Pattie Jacobson
    • The Use of Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis and Application Failure Mode and Effects Analysis in the Design of Radiogherapy Devices, Frank Rath
    • Elekta Safety Lifecycle: Case Study - Collision Prevention on XVI, Emma Hewitt
    • Accelerator Safety Design Concepts and Implementation, Hong Sun
    • Using format Models for Safety Analysis, Coding, and Testing of Radiation Therapy Machine Control Systems, Jon Jacky
    • Application of STAMP to Commissioning a New Proton Beam Line at Paul Sherrer Institute: A Case Study, Nancy Leveson

    Meeting

    The SEAAPM 2012 Symposium and Scientific Meeting was held at the Marriott Downtown in beautiful Atlanta, GA April19-21. The symposium was entitled "Quality, Safety, and Compliance: How to Address the Triple Challenge of Modern Imaging and Therapy," and was co-directed by Ehsan Samei and Larry Marks. Following the symposium the scientific meeting featured presentations by SEAAPM chapter members and was directed by Kevin Junck.

    Click here to view the Symposium and Meeting Agenda.

    Click on a link below to view selected talks from the 2012 Symposium and Scientific Meeting.

    Symposium

    • Current State of Quality and Safety in Radiation Therapy, Larry Marks
    • Current State of Quality and Safety in Diagnostic Radiology, Mannudeep Kalra
    • Principles of Quality and Safety in Diagnostic Radiology, Ehsan Samei
    • Quality Control in Diagnostic Radiology: Why and How?, Doug Pfeiffer
    • Nuclear Medicine and PET, Carolyn MacFarlane
    • Computed Tomography, Theresa Branham
    • MRI and Breast MRI, Ron Price
    • Clinical Experience of Quality, Safety, and Achieving ACR Accreditation in DI, Don Peck
    • Principles of Quality and Safety in Radiation Therapy, Bennedick Fraass
    • Quality Control in Radiation Therapy: Why and How?, Todd Pawlicki
    • ACR Accreditation of Radiation Therapy Operations, Brian Monzon
    • Clinical Experience of Quality, Safety, and Achieving ACR Accreditation in RT, Prabhakar Tripuraneni

    Meeting

    The SEAAPM 2011 Symposium and Scientific Meeting was held at the Marriott Resort and Spa in beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, April 6-9. The symposium was entitled "The Practice of Quality Assurance in an Era of Change," and was co-directed by Dan Bourland and Ingrid Marshall. The scientific meeting theme was "Safety Challenges of Advanced Technologies" directed by Mike Munley.

    Click here to view the Meeting Schedule and Symposium Agenda.

    The SEAAPM 2010 Symposium and scientific meeting was held in Augusta, Georgia at the Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites. The symposium was entitled "An Educational Symposium for the Clinical Medical Physicist," and the theme of the scientific meeting was "The Evolving Face of Medical Physics."

    Click here to view the Meeting Schedule.

    Symposium: Advances in MRI: Applications in Diagnosis and Radiation Therapy An Educational Symposium for the Clinical Medical Physicist

    Course Directors: Jerry Allison, Ph.D.; Ahmad Al-Basheer, Ph.D.; and Nathan Yanasak, Ph.D.

    March 4-5, 2010

    Augusta Marriott Hotel and Suites, Augusta, GA

    Symposium Faculty

    Hassan Alkhatib, Ph.D.
    Chief Medical Physicist
    Richland Memorial Hospital
    Columbia, SC    		 E. Mark Haacke, Ph.D.
    Director, MR Research Facility
    Wayne State University
    Detroit, MI    		 Jerry Allison, Ph.D.
    Professor & Director of Medical Physics
    Medical College of Georgia
    Augusta, GA
    Jason Koutcher, M.D., Ph.D.
    Chief, Imaging & Spectroscopic Physics Svc
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY    		 Debra Brinkmann, Ph.D..
    Medical Physicist
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, MN    		 Perry Sprawls, Ph.D.
    Professor Emeritus
    Emory University Sprawls Educational Foundation
    Montreat, NC
    Richard L. Ehman, M.D.
    Chair of Radiology
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester, MN    		 Atchar Sudhyadhom, M.S.
    University of Florida McKnight Brain Institute
    Gainesville, FL    		 Ramon Figueroa, M. D.
    Professor & Director of Neuroradiology
    Medical College of Georgia
    Augusta, GA
    Larry Wald, Ph.D.
    Director, MGH NMR Core at Martinos Center
    Charlestown, MA

    		 John C. Gore, Ph.D.
    Director, Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science
    Nashville, TN    		 Nathan Yanasak, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    Medical College of Georgia
    Augusta, GA
    Krzys Gorny, Ph.D.
    Imaging Physicist
    Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN

    The SEAAPM 2009 Symposium and scientific meeting was held in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, at the UNC-Chapel Hill Friday Center. The symposium was entitled "An Educational Symposium for the Clinical Medical Physicist."

    2009 SEAAPM Annual Meeting

    Sha Chang , Program Director

    March 13-14, 2009
    UNC-Chapel Hill Friday Center
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina

    Sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SEAAPM)

    Speaker List
    Sha Chang, Ph.D.
    Chief of Physics & Computing Division
    University of North Carolina School of Medicine

    		 Stephen Mahan, Ph.D.
    Medical Physicist
    Carolina Regional Cancer Center
    Myrtle Beach, SC

    		 George Ding, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Vanderbilt Unversity Medical Center

    Mahta McKee, M.S.
    Medical Physicist
    Wake Forest University Medical Center

    		 Tobin Hyman, M.S.
    Medical Physicist
    McLoed Regional Medical Center
    Florence, SC

    		 Herbert W. Mower, Sc.D,
    Director of Radiation Therapy Physics
    Lahey Clinic

    Maryellen Giger, Ph.D.
    Professor
    University of Chicago

    		 Daniel C. Pavord, M.S..
    Chief of Medical Physics
    Vassar Brothers Hospital
    Poughkeepsie, NY

    		 Bill Kearns, M.S.
    Medical Physicist
    Wake Forest University Medical Center

    Richard Popple, Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
    University of Alabama Birmingham

    		 Mark Oldham, Ph.D.
    Duke University

    Meeting Agenda

    Friday, March 13, 2009

    1:00 PM - 1:20 PM
    		 Registration, Coffee, & Snacks
    1:20 PM - 1:25 PM
    		 Opening Remarks and Announcements
    		 Sha Chang, President-Elect
    Session I: Professional
    1:25 PM - 2:55 PM The Future of the AAPM Organization and the Medical Physics Profession Maryellen Giger, Ph.D.
    2:55 PM - 3:15 PM Medical Physics Training and the Impact of 2012/2014 Herbert Mower, Sc.D.
    3:15 PM - 3:35PM AAPM Regional Chapters and Why We Should Support Them Dan Pavord, Ph.D.
    3:35 PM-4:00 PM Afternoon Break in Vendor Exhibit Area
    Session II: Imaging
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM The Benefits and Risks of IGRT George Ding, Ph.D.
    4:30 PM - 4:50 PM The Challenges of Biological Imaging and its Radiotherapy Application Mark Oldham, Ph.D.
    4:50 PM - 5:10 PM High temporal resolution imaging Bill Kearns, M.S.
    5:10 PM - 5:30 PM Development of Nanotechnology-Based X-ray Imaging Systems Sha Chang, Ph.D.
    6:00 PM-9:30 PM Night Out at the DuBose House

    Saturday, March 14, 2009

    7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Coffee, Breakfast (No Vendor Exhibits)
    Session III: Therapy
    8:00 AM - 8:30 AM Arc IMRT Clinical Application Richard Popple, Ph.D.
    8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Tomotherapy Applications Stephen Mahan, Ph.D.
    9:00 AM - 9:30 AM Current Status of Compensator-IMRT in the SEAAPM Chapter Tobin Hyman, M.S.
    9:30 AM - 10:00 AM Image-guided HDR Application Mahta McKee, M.S.
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Morning Break (No Vendor Exhibits)
    Session IV: Student Presentations
    10:30AM - 10:40 AM PENELOPE Monte Carlo calculation of TG-43 dosimetry parameters for HDR and LDR Brachytherapy Source Sidi Benhabib (Ph.D. student at East Carolina University)
    10:40AM - 10:50 PM 3D Development and Clinical Evaluation of a Novel Digital Tomosynthesis (DTS) Reconstruction Method Lei Ren (Ph.D. student at Duke University)
    10:50AM - 11:00 AM Georgia Institute of Technology Student Presentation TBA
    10:50AM - 11:00 PM Wake Forest University School of Medicine Student Presentation TBA
    11:00AM - 11:10 PM Implementing Dynamic Arc Therapy in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer Horace Lee Lambert III (undergraduate student at South Carolina State University)
    Session V: Award Ceremony
    11:10AM - 11:25 PM Jimmy Fenn Award
    11:25AM - 11:55 PM SEAAPM Best Paper Awards & Presentations
    11:55 PM - 1:40 PM Luncheon, Business Meeting & Election Results
    1:40 PM - 2:30 PM SEAAPM EXCOM Meeting

    The SEAAPM 2008 Symposium and Scientific Meeting was held in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Doubletree Hotel. The symposium was entitled "Emerging Technologies in Radiation Therapy: Impact on the Community Practice Medical Physicist. An Educational Symposium for the Clinical Medical Physicist"

    2008 SEAAPM Annual Meeting

    Jun Duan, Program Director

    March 28-29, 2008
    Doubletree Hotel
    Birmingham, Alabama

    Sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SEAAPM)

    Speaker List
    Dave Adler
    Government Relations Representative
    American Society for Thearpeutic Radiology and Oncology

    		 Marc Kessler, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Radiation Oncology Department, Univ of Michigan Medical School
    		 Nabil Adnani, Ph.D.
    Sr. Medical Physicist
    D3 Radiation Planning
    Chester Ramsey, Ph.D.
    Director of Medical Physics
    Radiation Oncology Department
    Thompson Cancer Survival Center
    		 William Bice, Ph.D.
    Medical Physicist International Medical Physics
    		 Wlad Sobol, Ph.D.
    Professor
    Radiology Department
    Univ Alabama at Birmingham

    Ivan Brezovich, Ph.D.
    Professor and Director of Radiation Physics
    Radiaiton Oncology, Department
    Univ Alabama at Birmingham
    		 Kenneth Vanek, Ph.D.
    Director of Medical Physics and New Techology
    Radiation Oncology Department
    Medical Univ of South Carolina
    		 Jiang Hsieh, Ph.D.
    Chief Scientist/Adjunct Professor
    GE Healthcare Technologies
    Univ of Wisconsin Madison

    Fang-Fang Yin, Ph.D.
    Professor and Director of Physics
    Radiation Oncology Department
    Duke University Medical Center
    		 Geoffrey Ibbott, Ph.D.
    Professor & Chief of Outreach Physics
    Director of Radiological Physics Center
    Univ of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer

    Meeting Agenda

    Friday, March 28, 2008

    1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
    		 Registration & Continental Breakfast
    1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
    		 Opening Remarks and Announcements
    		 Jun Duan, President-Elect
    Session I: Professional
    1:40 PM - 1:50 PM
    		 Introduction: The Evolving Role of Medical Physicists
    		 Ivan Brezovich, Ph.D.
    1:50 PM - 2:00 PM
    		 Current State of the CARE Bill
    		 Kenneth Vanek, Ph.D.
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    		 Independent Assessment of IMRT Delivery: Correlation with Departmental Parameters
    		 Geoffrey Ibbott, Ph.D.
    2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    		 How You Can Influence the Healthcare Policy
    		 Dave Adler, ASTRO Gov. Relations Rep.
    3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    		 Legal Liabilities for Medical Physicists
    		 William Bice, Ph.D.
    3:30 AM-4:00 AM
    		 Afternoon Break in Vendor Exhibit Area
    Session II: Imaging
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    		 Advances in X-Ray Computed Tomography
    		 Jiang Hsieh, Ph.D.
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    		MRI Problems and Solutions
    		 Wlad Sobol, Ph.D.
    5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    		 Image Fusion in Radiation Therapy: Where It's at And Where It's Going
    		 Marc Kessler, Ph.D.
    6:00 AM-9:30 AM
    		 Night Out at the Dirmingham Botanical Gardens



    Saturday, March 29, 2008

    7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
    		 Continental Breakfast
    Session III: Student Presentations
    8:00 AM - 8:12 AM
    		 On-board four dimensional digital tomosynthesis (4D-DTS)
    		 Jacqueline Maurer, Duke University
    8:12 AM - 8:24 AM
    		 Monitoring Dynamic Calcium Homeostatis Alterations by T1-Weighted and T1-Mapping Cardiac Manganese-Enhanced MRI (MEMRI) in a Musine Myocardial Infarction Model
    		 Ben Waghorn, Georgia Institute of Technology
    8:24 AM - 8:36 AM
    		 Dose Reduction in Detection of Pulmonary Thrombotic Embolism with Computed Tomography
    		 Greg Hodges, Ph.D., University of Alabama, Birmingham
    8:36 AM - 8:48 AM
    		 Neutron Production in Proton Therapy
    		 Youssef Charara, Univeristy of Tennessee, Knoxville
    8:48 AM - 9:00 AM
    		 Variations of Normal Anatomy and Influence on Dose Calculations
    		 Michael Fernald, Vanderbilt University
    9:00 AM - 9:12 AM
    		 Positron Emission Tomography Phantom Studies for Radiation Therapy Target Delineation
    		 Michael Lawrence, Wake Forest University
    Session IV: Award Ceremony
    9:15AM - 9:30 AM
    		 Jimmy Fenn Award
    9:30AM - 10:00 AM
    		 SEAAPM Best Paper Awards and Presentations
    10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
    		 Morning Break in Vendor Exhibit Area
    Session V: Therapy
    10:30AM - 11:00 PM
    		 Necessity or Luxury: Technologies for In-room Image Guidance
    		 Fang-Fang Yin, Ph.D.
    11:00AM - 11:30 PM
    		 Pros and Cons of Various IMRT QA Techniques
    		 Chester Ramsey, Ph.D.
    11:30AM - 12:00 PM
    		 Benefits and Pitfalls of a Paperless Environment for Radiation Oncology
    		 Nabil Adnani, Ph.D.
    12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
    		 Luncheon, Business Meeting & Election Results
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    		 SEAAPM EXCOM Meeting


    Emerging Technologies in Radiation Therapy:

    Impact on the Community Practice Medical Physicist

    An Educational Symposium for the Clinical Medical Physicist

    Richard Popple, Course Director

    March 26-28, 2008
    Doubletree Hotel
    Birmingham, Alabama

    Sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SEAAPM)

    Symposium Faculty
    Jean-Pierre Bissonnette, PhD
    Senior Physicist
    Princess Margaret Hospital
    Toronto , Ontario
    		 Jon J. Kruse, PhD
    Medical Physicist
    Mayo Clinic
    Rochester , Minnesota
    		 J. Daniel Bourland, PhD, FAAPM
    Associate Professor
    Wake Forest University
    Winston Salem, North Carolina

    Joe O'Donoghue, PhD
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York     		Indrin J. Chetty, PhD
    Director, Physics Division
    Henry Ford Health System
    Detroit , Michigan    		 Moyed Miften, Ph.D.
    Chief, Medical Physics Section
    Allegheny General Hospital
    Associate Professor
    Drexel College of Medicine
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Joanna E. Cygler, PhD, FAAPM
    Senior Medical Physicist
    Ottawa Hospital Regional Cancer Center
    Ottawa, Ontario

    		 Douglas J. Moseley, PhD
    Clinical Physicist
    Princess Margaret Hospital
    Toronto , Ontario     		Sonja Dieterich, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Stanford University
    Stanford , California
    Lakshmi Santanam, PhD
    Medical Physicist
    Washington University School of Medicine
    St.Louis , Missouri

    		 John B. Fiveash, MD
    Associate Professor
    The University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Birmingham, Alabama    		 Randall K. Ten Haken, PhD, FAAPM
    Professor
    University of Michigan
    Ann Arbor , Michigan
    Steve B. Jiang, PhD
    Associate Professor
    University of California, San Diego
    La Jolla, California    		 Sastry S. Vedam, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas


    Symposium Schedule

    Wednesday, March 26, 2008

    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    		 Symposium Registration & Ice Breaker

    Thursday, March 27, 2008

    7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
    		 Registration & Continental Breakfast
    8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
    		 Welcome and Introduction
    		 Richard Popple
    8:15 AM - 9:00 AM
    		 Challenges of introducing new technologies into the clinic
    		 Lakshmi Santanam
    9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
    		 A review of the Monte Carlo method in external photon beam treatment planning
    		 Indrin Chetty
    9:45 AM-10:15 AM
    		 Morning Break in Vendor Exhibit Area
    10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
    		 Comparison of Superposition/Convolution and Monte Carlo methods for photon dose calculation
    		 Moyed Miften
    11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
    		 Clinical Implementation and Use of Electron Monte Carlo based Treatment Planning Systems
    		 Joanna Cygler
    11:45 PM-1:30 PM
    		 Lunch Break
    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
    		 Cyberknife: from commissioning to application
    		 Sonja Dieterich
    2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
    		 Clinical implementation of hypofractionation
    		 John Fiveash
    3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
    		 Keys to clinical implementation of IGRT
    		 Jon Kruse
    3:45PM-4:30PM
    		 Afternoon Break in Vendor Exhibit Area

    4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
    		 Everything is under control: radiotherapy and adaptation
    		 Doug Moseley
    5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
    		 Quality Assurance for Kilovoltage Cone-beam CT Image-guidance
    		 Jean-Pierre Bissonnette

    Friday, March 28, 2008

    7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
    		 Continental Breakfast
    8:00AM - 8:45 AM
    		 Respiratory motion management in radiotherapy
    		Sastry Vedam
    8:45AM - 9:30 AM
    		 Image-guided radiotherapy for lung cancer
    		 Steve Jiang
    9:30 AM-10:00 AM
    		 Morning Break in Vendor Exhibit Area
    10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
    		 PET/CT in Radiation Oncology
    		 J. Daniel Bourland
    10:45AM - 11:30AM
    		 Biological imaging - what's done now and what's coming
    		 Joe O'Donoghue
    11:30AM - 12:15 PM
    		 Use of mathematical/biological models in treatment plan evaluation/optimization
    		 Randall Ten Haken

    Digital Imaging: Measuring the Present and Considering the Future
    An Educational Symposium for the Clinical Medical Physicist

    2007 SEAAPM Symposium

    Ehsan Samei & Robert Saunders, Course Co-Directors

    March 21-23, 2007
    Atlanta Hilton
    Atlanta, Georgia

    Sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SEAAPM)

    Symposium Faculty
    Jim Dobbins, PhD
    Associate Professor / Director Medical Physics
    Duke University
    Durham, North Carolina
    		 Ehsan Samei PhD
    Associate Professor
    Duke University
    		 Durham, North Carolina
    Mike Flynn, PhD, FAAPM
    Professor
    Henry Ford Health System
    Detroit, Michigan

    Robert Saunders PhD
    Duke Advanced Imaging Laboratories
    Duke University
    Durham, North Carolina
    		 Maryellen Giger, PhD, FAAPM
    Professor
    University of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois

    		 Carnelia Schaefer-Prokop, M.D.
    Medical University of Vienna
    Andrew Karellas, PhD, FAAPM
    Professor
    Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia
    		 Tony Seibert PhD, FAAPM
    Professor
    UC Davis Medical Center
    Sacramento, California

    		 Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD
    Research Professor
    University of Arizona
    Tucson, Arizona
    Jeff Shepard, M.S., FAAPM
    Senior Medical Physicist
    UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Houston, Texas
    		 Andrew Maidment, PhD, FAAPM
    Chief, Physics Section
    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    		 Richard Van Metter, PhD
    Senior Research Physicist
    Health Group Research Laboratory
    Eastman Kodak Company
    Washington, District of Columbia
    Donald Peck, PhD, FAAPM
    Division Head, Physics and Engineering
    Henry Ford Health System
    Detroit, Michigan

    Wednesday, March 21, 2007

    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    		 Symposium Registration & Ice Breaker

    Thursday, March 22, 2007

    7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
    		 Registration & Continental Breakfast
    8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
    		 Welcome and Introduction
    		 Ehsan Samei and Robert Saunders
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
    		 KEYNOTE: Current State of Diagnostic Radiology: Radiography vs. CT
    		 Cornelia M. Schaefer-Prokop
    9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
    		 Digital Detector Technologies
    		 Tony Seibert
    10:00 AM-10:30 AM
    		 Morning Break
    10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
    		 Physical Optimization of Projection Radiography
    		 Ehsan Samei
    11:15 AM - 12:00 AM
    		 Perceptual Optimization of Image Quality
    		 Elizabeth Krupinski
    12:00 PM-1:30 PM
    		 Lunch Break
    1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
    		 Dose and QC Considerations
    		 Jeff Shepard
    2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
    		 Workflow and PACS
    		 Donald Peck
    3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
    		 Economics of Digital Operation
    		 Mike Flynn
    3:45PM-4:30PM
    		 Afternoon Break
    4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
    		 Effects of Image Processing
    		 Rich Van Metter
    5:15 PM - 6:00 PM
    		 Effects of Digital Displays
    		 Rob Saunders

    Friday, March 23, 2007

    7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
    		 Continental Breakfast
    8:00AM - 8:45 AM
    		 New Advances in Digital Chest Imaging (Dual Energy, Tomosynthesis)
    		 Jim Dobbins
    8:45AM - 9:30 AM
    		 New Advances in Digital Breast Imaging (Tomosynthesis, CBCT)
    		 Andrew Karellas
    9:30 AM-10:00 AM
    		 Morning Break
    10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
    		 New Advances in Digital Musculoskeletal Imaging
    		 Mike Flynn
    10:45AM - 11:30AM
    		 Computer Aided Diagnosis
    		 Maryellen Giger
    11:30 PM-1:00 PM
    		 Lunch
    1:00PM - 1:45 PM
    		 Molecular Imaging with X-rays (Contrast Imaging)
    		 Andrew Maidment
    1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
    		 Audience Discussion
    		 Ehsan Samei & Robert Saunders, Moderators

    2007 SEAAPM Annual Meeting

    March 23-24, 2007

    Robin Miller, Program Director

    Friday, March 23, 2007

    2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
    		 Afternoon Break in Commercial Exhibit Area
    3:10 PM -4 :00 PM
    		 Opening Remarks, Presentation of Jimmy Fenn and Best Paper Awards
    4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    		 Portable X-Rays: Past and Future
    		 David Gauntt, Ph.D. and Gary Barnes, Ph.D.
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    		 Medical Physicists in a Radiological Emergency
    		 Armin Ansari, Ph.D.
    5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    		 What's New in Federal Regulations
    		 Lynne Fairobent
    5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
    		 What's Happening with New Medical Regulations in the Southeast States
    		 Debbie Gilley, MPA
    6:00 PM - 6:15 PM
    		 Panel Discussion about Regulatory Issues
    		 Armin Ansari , Ph.D.
    Lynne Fairobent
    Debbie Gilley, MPA
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    		 Night In at the Trader Vics

    Saturday, March 24, 2007

    7:30 AM - 8 AM
    		 Continental Breakfast
    8:00 AM -8:10 AM
    		 Developing a Monte Carlo Code to Simulate Organ Dose for Pediatric CT Patients
    		 Xiang Li (Duke)
    8:10 AM -8:20 AM
    		 IGRT at ECU - benefitting patients
    		 Fumika Kiriyama (ECU)
    8:20 AM -8:30 AM
    		 Development and Characterization of a GEM-based 2-Dimensional Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter (TEPC) Array for Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
    		 Anant Mandapaka (Georgia Tech)
    8:30 AM -8:40 AM
    		 Predicting Lung Tumor Response during Radiation Therapy sity Modulated Radiation Therapy
    		 Rebecca Seibert (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
    8:40 AM -8:50 AM
    		 The Use of GEANT4 Simulation Toolkit for Intermal and External Dosimetry Calculations
    		 Jonathan Rogers (Vanderbilt)
    8:50 AM -9:00 AM
    		 Questions
    9:00 AM -9:30 AM
    		 Calypso Experience
    		 Twyla Willoughby, M.S.
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
    		 Morning Break in Commercial Exhibit Area
    10:30 AM -11:00 AM
    		 Lessons Learned in Cyberknife Commissioning
    		 Larry Thomson, M.S.
    11:00 AM -11:30 AM
    		 TG-106: Accelerator Beam Data Commissioning Equipment and Procedures
    		 Chee-Wai Cheng, Ph.D.
    11:30 AM -12:15 PM
    		 Medical Physics Reimbursement (AAPM Professional Council)
    		 Jim Goodwin, M.S.
    12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
    		 Working Luncheon for Chapter Meeting Registrants: Business Meeting & Election Results
    2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
    		 SEAAPM Excom Meeting

    Determination and Optimization of Dose and Image Quality in Radiology
    An Educational Symposium for the Clinical Medical Physicist

    2006 SEAAPM Symposium

    Thaddeus A. Wilson and Robert Wilson, Course Co-Directors

    March 23-24, 2006
    Holiday Inn Select
    Memphis, Tennessee

    Sponsored by the Southeast Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (SEAAPM)

    Symposium Faculty
    Gary Barnes, PhD, FAAPM
    Professor Emeritus
    University of Alabama
    Birmingham, Alabama
    		 Thomas Shope, PhD
    Deputy Director, Division of Imaging & Applied Mathematics
    CDRH/OSEL - FDA
    Gaithersburg, Maryland

    		 Walter Huda, PhD, FAAPM
    Director, Radiological Physics
    SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Syracuse, New York
    Perry Sprawls, PhD, FAAPM
    Professor Emeritus
    Emory University
    Montreat, North Carolina
    		 Andrew Maidment, PhD
    Chief, Physics Section
    University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    		 Michael Stabin, PhD, CHP
    Assistant Professor
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee

    Phillip Rauch, MS
    Henry Ford Health System
    Detroit, Michigan
    		 Keith Strauss, MSc, FAAPM
    Director Radiological Physics & Engineering
    Children's Hospital
    Boston, MA

    		 Ehsan Samei PhD
    Associate Professor
    Duke University
    Durham, North Carolina
    Richard Van Metter, PhD
    Senior Research Physicist
    Health Group Research Laboratory
    Eastman Kodak Company
    Washington, DC
    		 Ralph Schaetzing, PhD
    Technical Director, Digital Imaging
    Marketing, Americas
    Agfa Corporation
    Greenville, South Carolina
    		 Lou Wagner, PhD, FAAPM
    Professor
    University of Texas Medical Center
    Houston, Texas

    Symposium Schedule

    Wednesday, March 22, 2006

    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    		 Symposium Registration & Ice Breaker

    Thursday, March 23, 2006

    7:00 AM - 7:45 AM
    		 Registration & Continental Breakfast
    7:45 AM - 8:00 AM
    		 Welcome and Introduction
    		 Thaddeus Wilson
    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    		 Medical Image Characteristics and Quality Factors
    		 Perry Sprawls
    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
    		 A comparison of screen/film and digital imaging: image processing, image quality, and dose
    		 Ralph Schaetzing
    10:00 AM-10:30 AM
    		 Morning Break
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    		 Optimization in Fluoroscopy
    		 Phillip Rauch
    11:30 AM - 12:30 AM
    		 Dose and Image Quality in CT
    		 Walter Huda
    12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
    		 Lunch Break
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    		 Optimization of Dose and Image Quality in Pediatric Radiology
    		 Keith Strauss
    3:00PM - 3:30PM
    		 Afternoon Break
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    		 Nuclear Medicine and Dosimetry Considerations
    		 Michael Stabin
    4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
    		 Fetal Dose
    		 Lou Wagner

    Friday, March 24, 2006

    7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
    		 Continental Breakfast
    8:00AM - 9:00 AM
    		 NEQ and other Metrics of Image Quality
    		 Andrew Maidment
    9:00AM - 10:00 AM
    		 Effective Dose and Diagnostic Radiology
    		 Walter Huda
    10:00 AM-10:30 AM
    		 Morning Break
    10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
    		 Workstations and Image Quality in Radiology
    		 Ehsan Samei
    11:30AM - 12:30AM
    		 Patient Doses from Radiology in the U.S. - What do we know?
    		 Tom Shope
    12:30 PM-1:30 PM
    		 Lunch
    1:30PM - 2:30 PM
    		 Optimization in Film/Screen and Digital Mammography
    		 Gary Barnes
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    		 Determination and Optimization of Dose in Digital Projection Imaging
    		 Richard Van Metter

    Meeting Schedule

    Program Director: Thaddeus A. Wilson, Ph.D.
    Coordinator: George David, Secretary

    Friday, March 24, 2006

    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
    		 Optimization in Film/Screen and Digital Mammography
    		 Gary Barnes, Ph.D.
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    		 Determination and Optimization of dose in Digital Projection Imaging
    		 Richard Van Metter, Ph.D.
    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    		 Afternoon Break in Commercial Exhibit Area
    4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    		 Tomotherapy Update
    		Ken Ruchala
    5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
    		 The Future of CT Dosimetry - "death to the pencil chamber"
    		 Robert Dixon, Ph.D.
    6 PM - 9:30 PM
    		 Night Out at the Pink Palace

    Saturday, March 25, 2006

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    7:30 AM - 8 AM
    		 Continental Breakfast
    8 AM - 8:30 AM
    		 Digital Radiography: Status and Future Directions
    		 Gary Keyes, Ph.D.
    8:30 AM - 9 AM
    		 PET Shielding (TG-108)
    		 Sharon White, Ph.D.
    9 AM - 9:30 AM
    		 MOC Update (TG-127)
    		 Mike Yester, Ph.D.
    9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
    		 After the Discovery, Roentgen's Investigation of Eine Neue Art von Strahlen
    		 Perry Sprawls, Ph.D.
    9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
    		 Morning Break in Commercial Exhibit Area
    10:30 AM - 11 AM
    		 IMRT Update
    		Richard Popple, Ph.D.
    11 AM - 11:30 AM
    		 HIFU Update
    		 Narendra Sanghvi
    11:30 AM - 12 PM
    		 Best Chapter Paper Presentation
    12 PM - 1 PM
    		 Luncheon for Chapter Meeting Registrants
    1 PM - 2:15 PM
    		 Business Meeting, Election Results, and Awards Presentations

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