Welcome Reception
Sunday 26 July, 2009 – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
- Gathering of IPF and AAPM attendees at: Disney Grand Californian, Sequoia South Ballroom, 1600 South Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92802 - Limited to IPF registrants, AAPM invitees, and special guests
AAPM President’s Symposium
Monday, 27 July, 2009 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Special Session – Ballroom B
- IPF-MO-C-BRB-1 – Present and Future Role of Computers in Medicine
I. Foster / University of Chicago
Advances in Photon Counting Detectors in X-ray Imaging
Monday, 27 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderator: S. Molloi / University of California, Irvine
- IPF-MO-D-210A-1 – Photon Counting Detectors for Mammography
M. Danielsson / Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden - IPF-MO-D-210A-2 – Clinical CT Applications with Photon-Counting Detectors
R. Levinson / General Electric - IPF-MO-D-210A-3 – Energy-sensitive, Photon-counting Computed Tomography:
Opportunities and Technological Challenges
E. Roessl / Philips Research Europe
The Physics and Challenges of Novel Proton Accelerators for Radiotherapy
Monday, 27 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Therapy Session – Ballroom D
Moderator: E. Colby / Stanford University
- IPF-MO-D-BRD-1 – Pushing the Limits of Microwave Linear Accelerators
Sami Tantawi / Stanford University - IPF-MO-D-BRD-2 – Dielectric Wall Accelerator
George Caporaso / Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - IPF-MO-D-BRD-3 – Laser-Driven Targetry: The road to clinical applications
Charlie Ma / Fox Chase Cancer Center - IPF-MO-D-BRD-4 – Innovations in Hadron Beam Generation with Plasmas
Mark Cappelli / Stanford University - IPF-MO-D-BRD-5 – The Proton Beam Therapy Facility at PSI
Terry Garvey / Paul Scherrer Institute
Abstract | Presentation - IPF-MO-D-BRD-6 – Panel Discussion
Challenges of Post-treatment and Real-Time Imaging of Dose Deposition During Proton Therapy
Monday, 27 July, 2009 -1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Joint Session – Ballroom C
Moderator: T. Bortfeld / Partners Healthcare System
- IPF-MO-D-BRC-1 – Introduction
T. Bortfeld / Partners Healthcare System - IPF-MO-D-BRC-2 – Clinical Significance of in-vivo Proton Range Detection and Potential of MRI Scanning after Proton Therapy
T. Hong / Partners Healthcare System - IPF-MO-D-BRC-3 – Latest Developments in PET Verification of Proton Therapy
K. Parodi / GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH - IPF-MO-D-BRC-4 – Prompt Gamma Measurements for Proton Range Localization
J. Kim/ National Cancer Center, Korea
Frontiers in Physics
Monday, 27 July, 2009 , 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Special Session – Ballroom C
Moderator: H.F. Dylla, American Institute of Physics
- IPF-MO-E-BRC-1 – Applying Single-Molecule Real-Time DNA Sequencing
S. Turner / Pacific Biosciences - IPF-MO-E-BRC-2 – Challenges for Next-Generation Accelerators
J. Lykken / Fermilab
Abstract | Presentation - IPF-MO-E-BRC-3 – Opto-genetics in Brain Imaging
K. Deisseroth / Stanford University
Developments in Breast Imaging
In Memoriam of Carolyn Kimme-Smith
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009 , 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderators: A. Karellas / University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
- IPF-TU-C-210A-1 – Recent Advances in Breast Tomosynthesis
W. Zhao / SUNY Stony Brook - IPF-TU-C-210A-2 – Molecular Imaging of the Breast
M. O'Connor / Mayo Clinic - IPF-TU-C-210A-3 – MR-Guided Near Infrared Spectral Tomography of the Breast
K. Paulsen / Dartmouth Medical School - IPF-TU-C-210A-4 – Enhancement Characteristics of Cancer on MRI of the Breast and Biopsy Techniques
D. Ikeda / Stanford University
Technical and Biological Innovations in Small Animal Image-Guided Radiotherapy
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Therapy Session – Ballroom D
Moderators: E. Graves / Stanford University, P. Lindsay / Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
- IPF-TU-C-BRD-1 – Applications of Millimeter Precision Small Animal Radiation
E. Ford / The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions - IPF-TU-C-BRD-2 – Integrated Robotic-Based Irradiation System for Small Animal Research
E. Moros / University of Arkansas - IPF-TU-C-BRD-3 – Development and Application of a Pre-Clinical Stereotactic Irradiator
T. Solberg / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - IPF-TU-C-BRD-4 – Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission-Based Imaging and Irradiation Technology Development for Basic Cancer Research
S. Chang / University of North Carolina - IPF-TU-C-BRD-5 – Preclinical Image Guided Microirradiators
E. Izaguirre / Washington University
IPF-TU-C-BRD-6 – Translational Research with Small Animal IGRT
A. Hope / Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada - IPF-TU-C-BRD-7 – Panel Discussion
Advances in Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderators: P. Carson / University of Michigan, Z. Lu / Columbia University
- IPF-TU-D-210A-1 – 3D Ultrasound Guided Prostate Interventions
A. Fenster / Robarts Research Institute, Canada - IPF-TU-D-210A-2 – Catheter-based Ultrasound Technology for Image-guided Hyperthermia and Thermal Ablation
C. Diederich / University of California, San Francisco
IPF-TU-D-210A-3 – Where Sound Meets Electricity: The Acoustoelectric Effect in Biomedicine
R. Witte / University of Arizona - IPF-TU-D-210A-4 – Development of High Frequency Ultrasound Transducers for Medical Imaging
J. Cannata / University of Southern California
Nanotechnology in Imaging and Therapy
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Joint Session – Room 303A
Moderators: M. Williams / University of Virginia, A. Chatziioannou / University of California, Los Angeles
- IPF-TU-D-303A-1 – Imaging Technologies: From Cells to Humans
A. Chatziioannou / University of California, Los Angeles - IPF-TU-D-303A-2 – Biomarker Discovery and Molecular Imaging of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
K. Kelly / University of Virginia - IPF-TU-D-303A-3 – Inorganic Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging
S. Chen / Stanford University - IPF-TU-D-303A-4 – Immunoliposomes for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy
G. Sgouros / The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Advances in CT (Computed Tomography) Scanning
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009. 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderator: B. Whiting, Washington University
- IPF-TU-E-210A-1 – Dual-energy CT with Fast-kVp Switch
J. Hsieh / General Electric Healthcare Technologies - IPF-TU-E-210A-2 – Dual Energy Imaging with Dual Source Systems
B. Schmidt / Siemens Medical Solutions - IPF-TU-E-210A-3 – Double-Layer Detector, Dual-Energy CT
A. Altman / Philips Medical Systems - IPF-TU-E-210A-4 – Dual Energy CT Image Reconstruction Algorithms and Performance
J. O'Sullivan / Washington University
Locating and Targeting Moving Tumors
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Therapy Session – Ballroom D
Moderator: R. Berbeco, Harvard University
- IPF-TU-E-BRD-1 – Fluoroscopic Lung Tumor Tracking without Implanted Fiducial Markers
S. Jiang / University of California, San Diego - IPF-TU-E-BRD-2 – Recent Development in Predictive Localization of Moving Target
D. Ruan / Stanford University - IPF-TU-E-BRD-3 – DMLC IMRT Tracking of Moving Anatomy - Issues and Solutions
L. Papiez / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Breast Cancer
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Joint Session – Room 303A
Moderator: J. Boone, University of California, Davis
- IPF-TU-E-303A-1 – Contrasted-Enhanced Breast Tomosynthesis
A. Maidment / University of Pennsylvania - IPF-TU-E-303A-2 – Breast Cancer Applications of Optical Imaging Biomarkers Measured with Diffuse Optical Spectroscopic Imaging
A. Cerussi / University of California, Irvine - IPF-TU-E-303A-3 – CT as a Platform for Image Guided Therapies of Breast Cancer
J. Boone / University of California, Davis
Special Sessions
During each IPF, a special session is dedicated to "Frontiers in Physics", addressing the most exciting research going on today, regardless of field.
This year, there will be speakers on next-generation DNA sequencers, on opto-genetics for brain imaging, and on how accelerator and particle physics enable some of the latest medical applications.