Medical Physics: Approaches to Cancer Treatment

Presentations

• The use of Monte Carlo methods in heavy charged particle radiation therapy.

  COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

  March 6, 2007, 9:15 AM – March 6, 2007, 9:51 AM

  Authors

  • Harald Paganetti

    • Massachusetts General Hospital

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• Simulating the migration of multiple cancer cells in the bloodstream

  ORAL

  March 6, 2007, 9:51 AM – March 6, 2007, 10:03 AM

  Authors

  • Keng-Hwee Chiam

    • Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore

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• Multicatheter Device for Brachytherapy Treatment

  POSTER

  March 6, 2007, 10:03 AM – March 6, 2007, 10:15 AM

  Authors

  • Carlos Velasco

    • Hampton University

  • Paul Gueye

    • Hampton University

  • Cynthia Keppel

    • Hampton University

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• Calibration Of An Active Mammosite Using A Low Activity Sr-90 Radioactive Source

  ORAL

  March 6, 2007, 10:15 AM – March 6, 2007, 10:27 AM

  Authors

  • Jacquelyn Winston

    • Morgan State University

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• Brachytherapy with an improved MammoSite Radiation Therapy System

  ORAL

  March 6, 2007, 10:27 AM – March 6, 2007, 10:39 AM

  Authors

  • Nanda Karthik

    • Hampton University

  • Cynthia Keppel

    • Hampton University

  • Vahagn Nazaryan

    • Hampton University

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• Recent advances in radiation cancer therapy

  COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

  March 6, 2007, 10:39 AM – March 6, 2007, 11:15 AM

  Authors

  • C.-M. Charlie Ma

    • Fox Chase Cancer Center

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• An Active MammoSite{\copyright} for Breast Cancer Treatment

  ORAL

  March 6, 2007, 11:15 AM – March 6, 2007, 11:27 AM

  Authors

  • Alice Quan

    • Hampton University

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• Optical Interferometric Response of Living Tissue to Cytoskeletal Anticancer Drugs

  ORAL

  March 6, 2007, 11:27 AM – March 6, 2007, 11:39 AM

  Authors

  • David Nolte

    • Purdue University

  • Kwan Jeong

    • Purdue University

  • John Turek

    • Purdue University

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• Characterization and modeling of relative efficiency of optically stimulated luminescence Al$_{2}$O$_{3}$:C detectors exposed to heavy charged particles

  ORAL

  March 6, 2007, 11:39 AM – March 6, 2007, 11:51 AM

  Authors

  • Gabriel Sawakuchi

    • Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University

  • Eduardo Yukihara

    • Department of Physics, Oklahoma State University

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• Computed Tomography Measurements Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence of KBr:Eu In Real-Time.

  ORAL

  March 6, 2007, 11:51 AM – March 6, 2007, 12:03 PM

  Authors

  • David Klein

    • Dept. of Physics, Oklahoma State University

  • David Peakheart

    • Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center

  • Razvan Gaza

    • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • X. John Rong

    • UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • Stephen McKeever

    • Dept. of Physics, Okla. State Univ.

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