TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Program at a Glance (center insert)
How the Meeting is Organized . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Continuing Education:
Credits/Online Evaluation System . . . . . . . . .
Self Assessment Module Program . . . . . . . .
Invited Speaker Handouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speaker Ready Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ASSOCIATION SERVICES:
AAPM Headquarters Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AAPM Services Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
AAPM Career Services Center . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and Research Fund Contributions . .
Donors Lounge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exhibit Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Internet Access:
Complimentary WiFi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Device Charging Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Internet/Evaluation Kiosks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poster Display Area Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lost and Found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emergency & Health Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reflection/Prayer Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luggage Storage Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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SOCIAL PROGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICES:
Concessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Complimentary Lunch ‘Bundle’ Vouchers . . . .
Refreshment Breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thursday Boxed Lunches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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COMPANIONS WELCOME CENTER . . . . . . 12
GUIDE TO 2013 EXHIBITORS . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
MAPS:
Convention Center/Session Rooms . . . . . . . .
Exhibition Hall H-I - Technical Exhibits . . . . . .
Exhibit Hall J - Poster Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NOTES SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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A-137
A-105
B-105
C-105
Block A
8:00 am - 8:55 am
Block B
9:00 am - 9:55 am
Block C
10:30 am - 11:35 amm
C-137
B-137
137
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105
TIME BLOCK
Day of Week (SU - TH)
B-500
A-500
500
B-WAB
A-WAB
WAB
C-108
C-500
C-WAB
Break: 10:00 am – 10:30 am
B-108
A-108
108
C-141
B-141
A-141
141
103
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C-103
B-103
A-103
Room Assignment
SESSION ROOMS
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MO - C - 141 - 1
Time Block (A - G)
C-134
B-134
A-134
134
Talk Number
C-116
B-116
A-116
116
C-144
B-144
A-144
144
The numbering scheme encodes the day, time block, room assignment and talk number into the abstract presentation code . The
organization for each day (Monday - Thursday) is shown in the table below . Times and Rooms vary on Sunday and Thursday .
Example:
How the Meeting is Organized
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E-105
Block E
2:00 pm - 2:55 pm
D-108
D-500
D-WAB
D-141
D-103
E-137
E-108
. . . . .and so on
E-500
E-WAB
E-141
E-103
Lunch and visit the technical exhibits: 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
D-137
E-134
D-134
E-116
D-116
E-144
D-144
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Therapy (Education and Scientific):
Imaging (Education and Scientific):
Joint Imaging-Therapy:
Professional:
Practical Medical Physics:
Ultrasound Special Symposium:
Rooms 105, 137, 108, and 500 Ballroom (500)
Rooms 141, 103, 134, 116, and 144
Wabash Ballroom (WAB) and Room 141
Rooms 105 and 137
Room 116
Room 144
The general layout of rooms for various programs is as follows, although there are numerous exceptions throughout
the week, so check the program carefully:
D-105
Block D
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Medical Physicists:
The AAPM 55th Annual Meeting and Exhibition
has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP) . One Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) per hour will be
awarded for each course, symposia, and proffered
paper sessions . Up to (8) hours of credit will be
awarded for the viewing of general, Best in Physics and Campus Poster displays .
To obtain credit, attendees MUST complete an online evaluation survey .
Medical Dosimetrists:
To obtain credit, attendees must complete an
online evaluation survey. Badge ID and CMD
Number are required . Message Center/CEC
kiosks are available in the convention center for
this purpose . Following the meeting, AAPM will
report the medical dosimetrist participants credits
earned to the MDCB.
Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI):
The AAPM will apply to the Radiology Leadership
Institute (RLI) for approval of RLI credits for the
Annual Meeting Professional Sessions . The
Radiology Leadership Institute will select the
sessions that are eligible for credit .
To obtain credit, attendees must complete the
online RLI Credit Reporting form . The signed form
must be sent via email to jackie@aapm .org .
CREDITS/ONLINE EVALUATION SYSTEM
To obtain credit, attendees must complete an on-line
evaluation survey . Internet/CEC and Evaluation kiosks are available in the convention center for this
purpose .
The Online Evaluation System will also be available
via the AAPM website . AAPM is providing complimentary w-fi throughout the Indiana Convention
Center (AAPM meeting rooms, exhibit hall and function space .)
The Online Evaluation System will remain open
through 11:59 pm EST, Wednesday, September
4 . Evaluations MUST be completed by that time for
credits to be earned .
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Please note: You must enter your badge id and
last name in order to access the CEC evaluation
system .
Once you have completed evaluating ALL sessions
attended, select the FINALIZE button . Please note
you will no longer have access to edit your evaluation
once you have FINALIZED the evaluation.
Medical Physicists:
Following the meeting, AAPM will provide CAMPEP
with participant contact information, credits earned,
and the appropriate processing fees in order for
individual participants to access their personal
AAPM 55th Annual Meeting and Exhibition transcript
via the CAMPEP online MPCEC Repository
database . Please be advised, CAMPEP transcripts
are viewable via the CAMPEP online MPCEC
Repository database . Participants will not receive a
hardcopy CAMPEP transcript . Should a participant
need a hardcopy of the AAPM 55th Annual Meeting
and Exhibition transcript, an individual may order a
hardcopy transcript from CAMPEP .
Medical Dosimetrists:
Following the meeting, AAPM will report the medical
dosimetrist participants credits earned to the MDCB.
SELF ASSESSMENT MODULE
(SAM) PROGRAM
Pre-Registration Required
Many medical physicists now require Maintenance
of Certification (MOC) as defined by the American
Board of Radiology. AAPM is offering nine ABR
approved Self-Assessment Modules (SAM), which
allow for interactive learning and self-assessment of
knowledge gained during these particular sessions .
Individuals were required to pre-register for an
audience response unit (ARU) to be used during the
session . You will not be able to register for SAMs
onsite .
You may go to the SAM sessions of your choice .
During the session, the speaker will ask interactive
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questions . You will be able to respond using your
ARU . The audience feedback will appear in real time
on the screen . There is no pass/fail and you will not
be graded on your responses .
To confirm attendance, attendees MUST complete
the online evaluation for the SAM session attended .
At the end of the meeting, please return your ARU
to the SAM counter located in the registration area .
NEW . . .The AAPM transfers SAMs Credits to the
ABR via the CME Gateway .
Note: The sessions are open to everyone. An
audience response unit is not required to attend.
INVITED SPEAKER HANDOUTS
Handouts are available for certain presentations
via the AAPM website at:
http://www.aapm.org/meetings/2013AM/
PRHandouts.asp
Handouts will not be distributed in hard copy on site .
SPEAKER READY ROOM
Speedway Concourse, Room 111
Saturday - Wednesday 7:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday
7:00 am – 2:30 pm
AAPM HEADQUARTERS OFFICE
J.W. Marriott Hotel
Rooms 201-202
Friday
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Monday - Wednesday
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am - noon (limited service)
AAPM SERVICE CENTER
Hoosier Concourse, Convention Center
phone number: 317-262-5932
Saturday - Wednesday
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Thursday
7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Looking for AAPM Membership information? Need
general information? Hoping to talk to a staff person
to get answers about the association? Want to
update your member profile photo? AAPM Service
Center staff are ready to answer your questions .
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AAPM CAREER SERVICES CENTER
Hoosier Concourse, Convention Center
Need a job, or wish to post a job opportunity? We
will have the traditional free on-site job listing and
resume bulletin boards; in addition, staff will gladly
demonstrate and answer questions regarding the
online AAPM Career Services site .
AAPM EDUCATION & RESEARCH FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS
Individuals who wish to make a donation to the
AAPM Education and Research Fund should stop by
the Registration Counter . For additional information
about the AAPM Education and Research Fund,
please visit:
http://www.aapm.org/education/edfundintro.asp
NEW FOR ‘13 - DONORS LOUNGE
Crossroads Concourse, Convention Center
Saturday - Wednesday
Thursday
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Individuals who have made a cumulative lifetime
donation of $500 or more to the Education & Research
Fund will have access to the Lounge . Comfortable
seating, beverages and device charging stations will
be available in the Donors’ Lounge .
REGISTRATION
Hoosier Concourse, Convention Center
Registration will be open during the following
times:
Saturday - Wednesday
7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Thursday
7:30 am – 3:00 pm
EXHIBIT HOURS – EXHIBIT HALLS H & I
Sunday
Monday - Tuesday
Wednesday
12:30 pm – 6:00 pm
9:30 am – 6:00 pm
9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Companions ages 12 through 17 will be allowed
in the Exhibit Hall but must be accompanied by
a registered adult at all times . Children 11 and
under will not be allowed in the Exhibit Hall .
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INTERNET ACCESS
*NEW* AAPM is providing complimentary wi-fi
throughout the Indiana Convention Center (AAPM
meeting rooms, exhibit hall and function space .)
Internet/CEC and Evaluation Kiosks
Use the terminals to access the internet and
the Online Evaluation System, which must be
completed and submitted for continuing education
credit .
Locations:
• Exhibit Halls H and I
• Hoosier Concourse/ Exhibit Hall H entrance
• Wabash Concourse/near Room 109
NEW FOR ‘13 - DEVICE CHARGING STATIONS
Need to charge your phone or other electronic
device?
Locations:
• Donors Lounge
• Welcome Center in Exhibit Hall
• Adjacent to Internet/CEC kiosks:
Exhibit Halls H and I
Hoosier Concourse/ Exhibit Hall H entrance
Wabash Concourse/near Room 109
POSTER DISPLAY AREA
Exhibit Hall J
Poster Set Up:
Saturday
8:00 am – 6:00 pm
Sunday
7:00 am – noon
Poster Viewing:
Sunday
noon – 7:00 pm
Monday - Wednesday
7:00 am – 7:00 pm
Thursday
7:00 am – 2:50 pm
Poster Discussion Sessions (authors in attendance):
Sunday
General Posters
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Campus Posters
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
(Provost moderating 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm)
Best in Physics
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Poster Tear Down:
Thursday
2:50 pm – 3:30 pm
During exhibit hours, you may enter the Poster
Area through Hall I exhibits.
Before and after
exhibit hours, you may enter through the entrance
into Hall J .
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WELCOME CENTER
Exhibit Hall H, Convention Center
Take some time out to recharge . The Welcome
Center offers comfortable seating with access to
power and device charging stations .
LOST AND FOUND
Found items should be turned in at the AAPM
registration desk . Items will be turned over to
convention center security at the end of each day .
If you have lost an item, please call ext . 3350 from
any house phone .
EMERGENCY & HEALTH SERVICES
First Aid Office
Crossroads Concourse
If you have a medical emergency, please dial
3350 from any house phone or 317-262-3350
from a cell phone and ask to have the EMT
dispatched to the location of the incident .
Lactation Room
Ticket Office near First Aid/Security office
Crossroads Concourse
Stop by AAPM Member Services to obtain a key .
Please note, the Women’s Restroom on Level 1
also offers a less private nursing station .
REFLECTION/PRAYER ROOM
Show Management Office - J, Level 2
Sunday – Wednesday
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday
7:30 am – 3:00 pm
LUGGAGE STORAGE SERVICE
Wabash East Concourse
$2/checked bag
Monday – Wednesday
Thursday
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7:00 am - 6:00 pm
7:00 am - 3:00 pm
SOCIAL PROGRAM
TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR EVENTS
Registrants may purchase an unlimited number of
social function tickets to attend the AAPM Awards
Ceremony and Reception and the Night Out event .
You do not need to be registered for the meeting
to attend the AAPM Awards Ceremony and
Reception or the Night Out event . Companions
must be registered to enter the exhibit hall .
AAPM Awards Ceremony and Reception
Monday, August 5
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
J.W. Marriott Grand Ballroom
Awards Ceremony
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Reception
8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Recipients of special awards will be honored
during a ceremony, followed by a wine and
cheese reception .
Night Out Event
Tuesday, August 6
6:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Lucas Oil Stadium
Capitol Ave/adjacent to Convention Center
Check your registration bag for a map
of food stations, bars and seating
It’s Jeans and Jerseys Night -- wear your favorite
NFL team jersey! Even non-sports fans will get a
visual thrill in this Superbowl venue .
On the field: Guests who prefer to be immersed in
the full NFL experience will be directed by referees
through on-field activities (punting, passing and
kicking) .
Off the field: Guests who prefer to sit and chat with
colleagues will have plenty of seating above the field;
all the action will be on the Jumbotron .
Wristbands and Waivers
Guests need to pick up a wrist band and sign a waiver
before accessing the field activities . Avoid lines at the
event -- stop by the AAPM registration desk during
the following days/times to pick up your wrist band in
advance .
Monday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Please note: Each adult Night Out ticket will include
1 drink ticket, good for beer or a glass of wine. Once
your ticket is used, cash will be accepted. Nonalcoholic drinks will not require a ticket.
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FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICES
Concessions
Food and beverages will be available for
purchase in the Exhibit Hall during exhibit hours .
Sunday
12:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Monday – Wednesday
7:30 am – 6:00 pm
Thursday
7:30 am – 11:30 am
Complimentary Lunch ‘Bundle’ Vouchers
Each Scientific Attendee at the Annual Meeting
will receive TWO vouchers with their registration
materials . Redeem your lunch vouchers in one of
three locations in Exhibit Halls H & I:
• Front two Break Areas
• Back Concession Area
• Vouchers may not be redeemed at
Concession windows .
• Vouchers are valid Monday and Tuesday
only, between 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm .
These vouchers are good for your choice of the
following lunch bundles .
Monday, August 5:
• Chicken Caesar Salad; side packet of
dressing
• Bag of chips
• Soda or water
Vegetarian option: Caesar Salad; No Chicken .
Tuesday, August 6:
• 2 slices of pepperoni pizza
• Soda or water
Vegetarian option: Cheese Pizza
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Refreshment Breaks
Complimentary food and beverages will be
served in designated areas as follows:
Exhibit Hall Break Areas:
Sunday
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Monday - Tuesday
10:00 am – 10:30 am
3:50 pm – 4:30 pm
Wednesday
10:00 am – 10:30 am
Hoosier Concourse Break Area:
Wednesday
3:50 pm – 4:30 pm
Thursday
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Thursday Boxed Lunches: 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
COMPANIONS WELCOME CENTER
Indianapolis Marriott Downtown
Denver Room - 2nd Floor
(Near the Skybridge connector to the
Indiana Convention Center)
A Companions’ Welcome Center is available to
registered companions of the AAPM 55th Annual
Meeting and Exhibition .
Sunday - Wednesday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday
8:00 am – 11:00 am
Please note: Children 11 and under will not
be allowed in the Exhibit Hall or in session
rooms.
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GUIDE TO 2013 EXHIBITORS
AAPM Services Center
Hoosier
Concourse
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3846
Phone: 301-209-3350
Fax: 301-209-0862
aapm@aapm .org
www .aapm .org
Looking for AAPM Membership information; or
an answer to a question about the association?
Come by the AAPM Services Booth located in
the Concourse Area for information regarding the
AAPM and our programs .
AAPM Career Services Center
Hoosier
Concourse
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740-3846
Phone: 301-209-3187
Fax: 301-209-0841
careers@mail .aapm .org
www .aapm .org/careers
AAPM Career Services (www .aapm .org/careers)
brings medical physics job seekers and hiring
employers together via a feature-rich online job
site . At the AAPM annual meeting, the traditional
free on-site job listing and resume bulletin boards
will be available; in addition, staff will gladly
demonstrate and answer questions regarding the
online AAPM Career Services site .
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treatment for early stage prostate cancer . Our
complete portfolio of real-time and pre-planned
products including AnchorSeed®, VariStrand™
and SeedLock3™ needles are chosen by
physicians and institutions worldwide . Stop by
booth 625 .
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Bionix
Sarah Romano
5154 Enterprise Blvd.
Toledo, OH 43612
Phone: 800-624-6649
www .bionixrt .com
sromano@bionix .com
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Fax: 419-727-8426
Bionix designs and produces Radiation Therapy
Equipment using state of the art materials and
leading edge processes. All Bionix RT Equipment
carries an industry leading three year warranty
and enjoys an excellent reputation for superior
quality, reliability and durability. Bionix is a
company known for going beyond what’s expected
to providing cancer center products and services
that make treatment sessions as efficient as they
are effective .
Brainlab
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Anna Bliss
3 Westbrook Corporate Ctr .
Ste . 400
Westchester, IL 60154
Phone: 708-409-1343 Fax: 708-409-1619
www .brainlab .com
anna .bliss@brainlab .com
Brainlab develops, manufactures and markets
software-driven medical technology with the aim
of optimizing patient treatments . Core products
revolve around less-invasive image guided
surgery technology, more accurate and effective
radiation therapy, and integration through planning
and collaboration systems that brings patient data
and physicians together .
C-RAD, Inc.
135
Martin Clay
70 SE 4th Ave .
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Phone: 561-742-9260 Fax: 561-742-9259
www .c-rad .com
martin .clay@c-rad .com
Products from C-RAD are distinguished by a high
level of innovation achieved by close collaboration
with prominent research institutes .
The
Catalyst™ system consists of a next generation
optical surface scanning and re-projection
hardware device coupled with a highly optimized
application software designed for work-flow
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integration . Specialties: Patient Positioning,
Motion Monitoring, SRS & SBRT Applications, 4D
CT Studies, Respiratory Gating .
CDR Systems, Inc.
434
Carl Denis
#33, 235105 Wranlger Dr . SE
Calgary, AB T1X 0K3
CANADA
Phone: 403-850-7035 Fax: 403-271-0201
www .cdrsys .ca
carldenis@cdrsys .ca
CDR Systems is a manufacturer of precision
patient positioning and immobilization products
for all treatment types including Proton Therapy .
Our devices include a wide range of applications
from Prone Breast Positioning Systems to the
Freedom Patient Immobilization System for SBRT,
SRS IMRT, IGRT, Supine Breast, Lung and more.
The Freedom System also includes a module that
enables 6 axis of freedom for Head and Neck
patient setups; visit us at our booth and online
www .cdrsys .ca .
CIRS
Heather Pierce
2428 Almeda Ave .
Ste . 316
Norfolk, VA 23513
Phone: 800-617-1177
www .cirsinc .com
info@cirsinc .com
1100
Fax: 757-857-0523
For over 30 years, CIRS has strived to help
medical physicists and radiation oncologist better
patient outcomes by improving the art and science
of tissue simulation . CIRS prides itself on the
ability to adapt to an ever-changing field, and
continues to develop products that meet the
needs of emerging techniques and cutting-edge
research in radiation therapy. Visit Booth #1100
to learn more about CIRS phantoms for motion
management, dosimetry, and end-to-end QA .
CIVCO Medical Solutions
1115
Jennifer Tobin
1401 8th St . SE
Orange City, IA 51041
Phone: 712-737-8688 Fax: 712-737-8654
www .civco .com
jennifer .tobin@civco .com
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CIVCO is one of the most trusted providers in
the Radiation Oncology industry, and is a leader
in increasing clinical productivity and improving
clinical outcomes . The Radiation Oncology division
designs, manufactures and markets equipment for
basic patient positioning, high technology robotic
motion management, QA and advanced SBRT
patient positioning. www.CIVCO.com.
Clinical Microsystems - PEMNET
Gene Banasiak
620 22nd St . South
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: 703-920-4345
www .pemnet .info
banasiakgene@gmail .com
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Computerized Radiation Scanners
726
Bo Andersson
149 Sopwith Dr .
Vero Beach, FL 32968
Phone: 772-562-0405 Fax: 772-562-7472
www .beamscanners .com
crs7@bellsouth .com
CRS manufactures radiation beam scanners for
Commissioning, QA, TG-51 absolute automatic
calibration in water and IMRT verification on film .
Conference of Radiation
Control Program Directors, Inc.
1030 Burlington Lane, Ste. 4B
Frankfort, KY 40601
www .crcpd .org
Phone: 502-227-4543
CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Luna Han
6000 Broken Sound Pkwy. NW
Ste . 300
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Phone: 510-206-7040
www .crcpress .com
luna .han@tfinforma .com
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CRC Press/Taylor&Francis is a premier publisher
of textbooks, references, journals, and databases
in medical physics, available in print and electronic
formats. Visitors to our booth can browse the
latest books and enter to receive special prizes
and discounts on new and bestselling titles such
as Image Processing in Radiation Therapy and
Informatics in Radiation Oncology . Please inquire
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with Sr . Publishing Editor Luna Han (luna .han@
tfinforma .com) if interested in developing a new
book project .
CYRPA America
129
Greg Bare
6725 Mesa Ridge Rd .
Ste . 100
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 858-454-8100 Fax: 858-454-8555
www .cyrpa .us
Greg@CYRPA .us
CYRPA America offers patient positioning lasers
which are both accurate and easy to use . Calibrate
your complete set of CYRPA patient positioning
lasers in less than 5 minutes with our integrated
SmartPhantom . Change the color of your laser
lines to red or green with our double diode
technology . Connect your lasers with all makes
and models of oncology information systems and
treatment planning systems .
D3 Oncology Solutions
1200
Lindsey Briggs
5750 Centre Ave .
Ste . 500
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: 412-328-0075 Fax: 412-365-0749
www .d3onc .com
briggsla2@d3onc .com
From flexible options for linear accelerator
commissioning, clinical training and radiation
treatment planning to tools and programs that
support clinical quality such as Via Oncology
Pathways, D3’s suite of solutions accelerates
excellence in the delivery of cancer care . D3 is
an affiliate of UPMC, an integrated global health
enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh and one of
the leading health systems in the United States .
DOSIsoft
843
45/47 Ave . Carnot
94230 Cachan-France
Phone: +33 (0)1 41 24 26 26 Fax: +33 (0)1 41 24
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www .dosisoft .com
Elekta
409
Doris AuBuchon
Bldg. 300, Ste. 300
400 Perimeter Center Ter .
Atlanta, GA 30346
Phone: 770-670-2592 Fax: 770-448-6338
www .elekta .com
doris .aubuchon@elekta .com
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Elekta is a human care company pioneering
significant innovations and clinical solutions for
treating cancer and brain disorders . The company
develops sophisticated, state-of-the-art tools
and treatment planning systems for radiation
therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as
well as workflow enhancing software systems
across the spectrum of cancer care . Stretching
the boundaries of science and technology, Elekta
aims to improve, prolong and even save patient
lives .
EQUAL-ESTRO
185 Alewife Brook Pkwy.
Cambridge, MA 02138
www .equalestro .com
GAMMEX, Inc.
Patrick Ploc
7600 Discovery Dr .
Middleton, WI 53562
Phone: 608-828-7000
www .gammex .com
sales@gammex .com
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727
Fax: 608-828-7500
Gammex Inc . is a worldwide provider of laser
alignment systems and quality control devices for
medical imaging and functional studies . Gammex
will introduce the new ultra-compact “Micro” laser
alternative and the new, patented, Radiant™
moveable laser system with iPad control .
Gammex will display its line of Quality Control
phantoms, Mammography Accreditation phantom,
464 CT Accreditation phantom and optional torso
extender, Dual Energy, CT Perfusion phantom and
Neonatal Chest phantom software .
GE Healthcare
335
MR, MICT & Dosewatch
P.O. Box 414
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0414
Phone: 262-544-3011
www .gehealthcare .com
www3 .gehealthcare .com/en/About_Us/Contact_Us
GE is making a new commitment to health .
“healthymagination” will change the way
we approach healthcare, with more than 100
innovations all focused on addressing three critical
needs: lowering costs, touching more lives and
improving quality. GE’s “healthymagination” vision
for the future invites the world to join us on our
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journey as we continuously develop innovations
addressing access, cost and quality . For additional
information visit www .gehealthcare .com .
Health Physics Society
112
Heide Rowland
1313 Dolley Madison Blvd.
Ste .402
McLean, VA 22101
Phone: 703-790-1745 Fax: 703-790-2672
http://www .hps .org
hrohland@burkinc .com
The Health Physics Society (HPS), formed in
1956, is a scientific organization of professionals
who specialize in radiation safety . Its mission is
to support its members in the practice of their
profession and to promote excellence in the
science and practice of radiation safety .
Heuris
412 Sunset Rd .
Skillman, NJ 08558
Phone: 609-306-0806
www .presage3d .com
134
HyperDrive Medical
1110 Sunset Dr .
Salt Spring Island, BC V8K 1E6
CANADA
hyperdrivemed .com
info@hyperdrivemed .com
109
HyperDrive Medical specializes in developing and
deploying novel treatment planning technologies
for radiation therapy . Our goals are ambitious .
We see opportunities for improving patient care
through greater precision, speed and safety .
Through unique software based solutions we
intend to have these benefits realized in the clinic .
IBA
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Tina Baker
3150 Stage Post Dr ., Ste . 110
Bartlett, TN 38133
Phone: 901-386-2242 Fax:901-382-9453
www .iba-worldwide .com
tina .baker@iba-group .com
IBA develops, manufactures and supports
medical devices and software solutions for cancer
treatment by proton beam therapy, for cancer
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diagnosis and for patient quality assurance
(Dosimetry). Today, IBA solutions in oncology are
used in over 3,000 hospitals worldwide . Stop by
our Booth #1035 for a personal demonstration of
the most innovative products used in Dosimetry
today, and see how IBA’s mission to enhance,
protect and save lives is truly our driving passion .
Imaging Technology News
136
Sean Reilly
3030 W . Salt Creek Ln .
Ste . 201
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
Phone: 847-954-7960 Fax: 847-390-0408
www .itnonline .net
sreilly@sgcmail .com
International Organization for
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Medical Physics (IOMP)
Azam Niroomand-Rad
350 South Hamilton St .
Unit 501
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-467-2531 Fax: 608-467-2531
www .iomp .org
azam@georgetown .edu
International Organization for Medical Physics
is an umbrella Organization for 18000 medical
physicists worldwide from 80 national medical
physics organizations including AAPM and
Federations (EFOMP, ALFIM, AFOMP, SEAFOMP,
MEFOMP, FAMPO) . The IOMP mission is to
advance medical physics practice worldwide by
disseminating scientific and technical information,
fostering educational and professional
development of medical physicists, and promoting
the highest quality medical services for patients .
IOP Publishing
640
The Public Ledger Bldg #929
150 S Independence Mall W
Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215-627-0880 Fax: 215 627 0879
iopscience .iop .org/
IsoAid
Jamie Gibson
7824 Clark Moody Blvd.
Port Richey, FL 34668
Phone: 727-207-5973
www .isoaid .com
jgibson@isoaid .com
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603
IsoAid is a true manufacturer of I-125 and Pd-103
seeds for Prostate Brachytherapy and Eye Plaque
implants . We offer exact activity, 24/7 service,
the fastest turn-time, custom loading, assistance
with equipment, reimbursement, and much more!
Please visit us in booth #603 .
IsoRay Medical
350 Hills St . Ste . 106
Richland, WA 99354
http://www .isoray .com
1335
James L. Davis, Inc.
1005
James Davis
13521 Walsingham Rd .
Largo, FL 33774
Phone: 727-596-0408 Fax: 727-593-3267
www .jld-radcon .com
www .jim@jld-radcon .com
We are an industry leading solution for your
radiation oncology construction needs . Our
general specialty includes, but is not limited to:
free standing cancer centers, vault (bunker)
additions, renovations/re-shielding, PET/CT
rooms, High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy
rooms and baseframe removal/replacement .
We are an approved vendor for Varian Medical
Systems Turnkey Solutions projects . We make
it our mission to ensure that the highest quality
product is constructed .
K & S Associates
Peter Gordon
1926 Elm Tree Dr .
Nashville, TN 37210
Phone: 615-883-9760
www .kslab .com
pgordon@kslab .com
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Fax: 615-871-0856
K&S Associates Inc is a medical physics consulting
organization offering accredited calibrations and
TLD patient dose services . K&S is an ADCL
accredited by the AAPM offering radiation therapy
calibrations, brachytherapy calibrations, and
diagnostic calibrations . K&S is also accredited
by HPS for the calibration of survey instruments .
A2LA accredits K&S for all of the above services
plus the calibrations of kVp, time, voltage, current,
light, resistance, radio-translucency and TLD
services .
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AAPM Chapters
History Presentations
Sunday – Thursday
Crossroads Concourse
Ohio River Valley Chapter
C. Allgower, B. Murray, M. Weldon, M. Cao, I. Das
NJ Chapter
M. Chan
Southeast Chapter
A. deGuzman, K. Junck, M. Munley, J. Kwag, I. Marshall,
C. Ramsey
Delaware Valley Chapter
H. Perera, J. Li, Y. Chen, Y. Yu, A. Harrison, Y. Xiao
Missouri River Valley
B. Dirksen, R. Kashani, D. Hyer, M. Wiesmeyer, S. Richardson
New York Chapter
L. Rothenberg, D. Lovelock, G. Cohen, L. Kuo, S. Fontenla, E. Lief
Penn-Ohio Chapter
K. Wilson, V. Colussi, M. Ohm, T. Combine, F. Deibel, B. Wessels
Connecticut Chapter
D. Boccuzzi, J. Deng, H. Lincoln, R. Hoffman, D. Carlson,
G. Cardarelli
New England Chapter
J. Hiatt, D. Gierga, J. Killoran, L. Lavoie, C. Hancox, P. Imbergamo
Mid-Atlantic Chapter
S. Lemieux, D. Djajaputra, Y. Mutaf, C. Borras, J. Schmitt,
L. Myers
Arizona Chapter
S. Sapareto, T. Mian
Florida Chapter
J. Howley, S. Meeks
Southwest Chapter
R. Kudchadker, O. Zeidan, N. Papanikolaou, A. Jones,
S. McCullough, K. Antes
San Francisco Bay Chapter
D. Hess, J. Perks, S. Dube, D. Pinnaduwage
Upstate New York Chapter
D. Nazareth, M. Schell
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Klarity Medical Products
943
Bert Rossnagel
80 Westgate Dr .
Newark, OH 43055
Phone: 877-599-8905 Fax: 740-788-8109
www .klaritymedical .com
brossnagel@klaritymedical .com
With facilities in USA, China and Europe, Klarity is
a world leader in the manufacture and distribution
of medical thermoplastics for medical specialties
including rehab and occupational therapy,
orthopedics and radiation therapy . In addition to
thermoplastics, Klarity produces high precision
carbon fiber baseplates, overlays, vacuum
cushions, and various support devices for patient
immobilization .
Landauer INC and
1109
Landauer Medical Physics
Juliane Ray
2 Science Rd .
Glenwood, IL 60425
Phone: 708-755-7000 8360 Fax: 708-755-7011
www .landauerinc .com
jray@landauerinc .com
Landauer has provided integrated radiation safety
solutions for over 55 years, including dosimetry
technology to measure radiation exposure to
employees, patients or the public; infomatics to
track and analyze radiation data; and physics
expertise to help you improve health through the
safe and effective use of radiation in medicine .
Additionally, Landauer provides products and
services to ensure precise delivery of radiation,
such as markers and needle guides .
LAP of America L.C.
701
Trent van Arkel
161 Commerce Rd . #3
Boynton Beach, FL 33426
Phone: 561-416-9250 Fax: 561-416-9263
www .lap-laser .com/medical-systems/
tava@lap-laser .com
LAP of America Laser Applications L .L .C has been
delivering state of the art patient alignment laser
systems for radiation therapy, nuclear medicine,
and diagnostic radiology since 1997. Building on
a strong tradition of experience in the medical
industry LAP of America Laser Applications L .L .C .
has become the world leader in patient alignment
laser systems for simulation and treatment room
applications .
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LifeLine Software, Inc./RadCalc
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Jim Dube
2407 Pemberton Pl .
Austin, TX 78703
Phone: 866-592-1343 Fax: 903-509-8906
www .lifelinesoftware .com
jim@lifelinesoftware .com
RadCalc® is the number one trusted QA
software program of its kind worldwide . FDA
510(k) cleared to perform Dosimetric point dose
verification calculations for 2D/3D, IMRT, VMAT,
Brachytherapy (HDR, LDR, and Permanent
Implant calculations), and Compensator based
IMRT TPS including Cyberknife, Diode, & EDW
support . Single or centralized multiple site
platforms are available to fit any clinic setup .
Electronic documentation is standard for all
packages .
LinaTech, LLC
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Jonathan Yao Cathy Li
1294 Kifer Rd . Ste . 705
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Phone: 408-733-2051 Fax: 408-733-2045
www .linatech .com
jonathanyao@linatech .com
LinaTech, headquartered in Sunnyvale, California,
is a leading manufacturer of medical devices and
software for treating cancer with radiotherapy .
The company supplies informatics software
for managing comprehensive cancer clinics,
radiotherapy centers and medical oncology
practices .
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
1019 S Elm Ave .
St . Louis, MO 63119
www .lww .com
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Logos Systems Intl.
175 El Pueblo Road
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Phone: 831-600-6101 Fax: 831-439-9400
www .logosvisionsystem .com
sales@logosvisionsystem .com
539
Logos delivers radiosurgery QA solutions using
innovative X-ray and proton beam scintillator cameras .
Offering more resolution than ion chambers or diodes,
our phantoms capture beam vectors and profiles in
real-time with .2 mm accuracy. The XRV-100 is a 4D
filmless alternative to the traditional Winston-Lutz,
making morning QA a quick and complete end-to-end
test. The XRV-2020A provides beam measurements
over a 15x15 cm field. The IBAC attaches to the
CyberKnife Iris to measure 2D fluence .
Ludlum Medical Physics
601
Larissa Place
501 Oak St .
Sweetwater, TX 79556
Phone: 325-235-5494 ext .3431 Fax: 325-235-4672
www .ludlums .com
laplace@ludlums .com
Ludlum Measurements, Inc . (LMI) has been designing,
manufacturing and supplying radiation detection and
measurement equipment in response to the worlds’
need for greater safety since 1962 . Throughout its 5
decade history, it has developed radiation detection
technologies and instruments in support of enhancing
the safety of personnel and the environment . It
offers one of the largest lines of radiation detection
instrumentation available from any one company .
Marsh
111
Gail Farrett
540 W . Madison St .
10 Floor
Chicago, IL 60661
Phone: 312-627-6090 Fax: 312-627-0133
www .marshconsumer .com
gail .farrett@marshpm .com
Marsh U .S . Consumer is the proud AAPM Insurance
Administrator and endorsed AAPM Partner delivering
Professional Liability Insurance coverage to their
members for over 20 years . Stop by the Marsh
convention booth no . 111 to meet with your AAPM
Insurance Program Advisor .
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Math Resolutions, LLC
Peter Myshrall
5975 Gales Ln
Columbia, MD 20145
Phone: 404-323-2221
www .mathresolutiions .com
myshrallp@aol .com
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Dosimetry Check software works with any
Amorphous Silicon Imaging Panel that can
integrate to provide BOTH PreTreatment and 3D
In-Vivo Patient Dosimetry. Treatment techniques
including Conventional IMRT, VMAT, RapidArc,
Stereotactic Deliveries . Dosimetry Check is a
Portal Imager based 3D Patient Dosimetry System
that works with any treatment planning system to
provide a volumetric measurement for IMRT and
RapidArc-VMAT Patient QA.
Maxim Government Services
535
Alan Williams
7227 Lee Deforest Dr .
Columbia, MD 21046
Phone: 877-306-4429 Fax: 855-696-7515
www .maximstaffing .com/maximgov/
alwilliam@maxhealth .com
With a strong presence in the Radiation Oncology
community, Maxim Government Services provides
both Medical and Health Physicists the opportunity
to choose from long-term contract assignments,
PRN shift work and temp-to-perm employment
opportunities within government agencies across
the nation . As a division of Maxim Staffing
Solutions, we also have opportunities within the
commercial and private sector anywhere in the
nation .
Medical Physics Publishing
114
Bobbett Shaub
4513 Vernon Blvd.
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 608-262-4021 Fax: 608-265-2121
www .medicalphysics .org
bobbett@medicalphysics .org
Medical Physics Publishing, Corp . is a non-profit
publisher serving the medical physics community
worldwide . We are pleased to be the exclusive
publisher of the American Association of Medical
Physicists (AAPM) . To see all of our latest
publications, please stop by our booth . We will be
featuring the 2013 AAPM Summer School book
entitled, “Quality and Safety in Radiotherapy:
Learning the New Approaches in Task Group 100
and Beyond.”
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Medspira, LLC
2718 Summer St . NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
www .medspira .com/
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Mevion Medical Systems
235
Melanie Miller
300 Foster St .
Littleton, MA 01460
Phone: 978-540-1551 Fax: 978-540-1501
www .mevion .com
melanie@mevion .com
Mevion Medical Systems, Inc . is a radiation
therapy company dedicated to advancing the
treatment of cancer. Mevion’s flagship product,
the MEVION S250 Proton Therapy System,
is designed to preserve all of the treatment
benefits of traditional proton therapy systems
while removing the obstacles of size, cost, and
complexity. The MEVION S250 Proton Therapy
System is USFDA 510(k) cleared and complies
with all MDD/CE requirements .
Mick Radio-Nuclear Instruments, Inc.
1001
Fran Mick
521 Homestead Ave .
Mount Vernon, NY 10550
Phone: 914-667-3999 Fax: 914-665-8834
www .micknuclear .com
fran@micknuclear .com
MRNI has been specialized in Brachytherapy
applicators, HDR Q .A . products and related
accessories for over 40 years . We invite you to
view some of our latest CT/MR Compatible HDR
APPLICATORS for GYN applications as well as
TEMPLATES . Looking forward to your visit in
Booth 1001.
MIM Software, Inc.
25800 Science Dr . Ste . 180
Cleveland, OH 44122
Phone: 866-421-2536
www .mimsoftware .com/
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Mirada Medical
Jennifer Miller
Mirada Medical USA, Inc .
999 18th Street, Ste . 2025N
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 877-872-2617
www .mirada-medical .com
enquiries@mirada-medical .com
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Career Services
on-site here in
Indianapolis!
Are you hiring, or
looking to be hired?
Stop by the AAPM Career
Services Center, located on the
Hoosier Concourse, to see what
exciting jobs and candidates
are available among your fellow
meeting attendees.
Staff will be available to answer
questions and demonstrate
AAPM’s online Career Services
site
http://www.aapm.org/careers
available to job seeking and
hiring members year-round!
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Mirada Medical is demonstrating their powerful
RTx imaging analysis software tools for RTP
and assessment including: dose warping and
summation, atlas based auto-contouring,
deformable fusion of multi-sequence MR, PET
and SPECT and single click contour warping
for rapid adaptive re-planning . Mirada is also
showcasing their Workflow Box back-end server
that performs automated atlas-based contouring
and re-contouring for adaptive therapy and
re-treatment .
Mirion Technologies
Lou Biacchi
2652 McGaw
Irvine, CA 92614
Phone: 949-419-1000
www .mirion .com
lbiacchi@mirion .com
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Fax: 949-296-1144
Mirion Technologies Dosimetry Services Division
provides a wide array of radiation monitoring
programs from traditional dosimeters to the
revolutionary instadose™ dosimeters . The family
of instadose dosimeters is transforming the
way facilities manage their radiation monitoring
programs . From dose reads captured by smart
phones, tablets, or internet enabled computers,
we help you increase dosimetry compliance and
lower dose for high risk employees with ease .
Mission Search
624
John Astrab
2203 N . Lois Ave .
Ste . 1225
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: 800-410-2009 Fax: 813-870-9051
www .missionsearch .com
info@missionsearchUSA .com
Mission Search’s Radiation Oncology Division
specializes in Permanent and Locum Tenens
placement of Medical Physicists, Medical
Dosimetrists, Radiation Therapists, Radiation
Oncology Physicians, Directors of Cancer
Centers, Directors of Radiation Oncology and
provides Remote Dosimetry services .
Mobius Medical Systems, LP
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SuzAnne Sisak
5012 Tamarisk St .
Houston, TX 77401
Phone: 888-263-8541 Fax: 888-263-8541
www .mobiusmed .com
sales@mobiusmed .com
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Mobius Medical Systems was founded in 2010
with a mission to provide the Radiation Oncology
community with modern QA software . Our
products include DoseLab (Linac QA featuring
TG-142 image analysis), FractionCHECK
(automatic per-fraction QA using treatment logs),
Mobius3D (automatic 3D dose verification to
replace MU checks–including DVH objective &
beam deliverability verifications) and MobiusFX (1
minute approach to IMRT QA calculating 3D perfraction patient dose using treatment log data) .
Modus Medical Devices, Inc.
525
Susan Campbell
1570 North Routledge Park
London, Ontario N6H 5L6
CANADA
Phone: 519-438-2409 100
Fax: 519-643-0127
www .modusmed .com
scampbell@modusmed .com
Modus provides confidence to over 800 leading
treatment centres worldwide by delivering
innovative QA solutions for new and advanced
radiation therapy technologies . Designed by and
for medical physicists, QUASAR™ phantoms and
software are a valuable part of any QA program .
From respiratory motion and MLC beam geometry
to daily on-board imaging QA, QUASAR™ products
are effective for testing regularly scheduled QA
procedures and protocols, commissioning new
systems, upgrades and repairs .
MuCheck - Oncology Data Systems
1101
Dee Dabrowski
1601 SW 89th St .
Ste . E-100
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
Phone: 405-680-5222 Fax: 405-680-5444
www .mucheck .com
mail@mucheck .com
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Oncology Data Systems, Inc . is a leading provider
of second-check software for radiation treatment
planning . Our MuCheck suite of products provides
solutions for conformal, IMRT, forward plans, and
VMAT treatments. We also provide second-check
solutions for Cyberknife and brachytherapy . In
addition, we currently have the only FDA-cleared
second-check solution on the market for Gamma
Knife radiotherapy .
Multidata Systems
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International Corporation
Patricia Roestel
10816 Indian Head Industrial Blvd.
St . Louis, MO 63132
Phone: 314-968-6880 Fax: 314-968-6443
www .multidata-systems .com
proestel@multidata-systems .com
Multidata provides solutions for Medical Physics in
Radiation Oncology, specializing in high resolution
water phantoms, in-air scanning frames, film- and
image-based dosimetry for linear accelerators,
tomotherapy and Cyberknife treatment machines,
including commissioning, QA, TPS beam library
generation and treatment verification .
NELCO
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Cliff Miller
2 Burlington Woods Dr.
Ste . 300
Burlington, MA 01801
Phone: 781-933-1940 Fax: 781-932-8647
www .nelcoworldwide .com
marketing@nelcoworldwide .com
For over 80 years, we’ve pioneered innovative radiation
shielding solutions, with a passion and commitment
that’s unparalleled in our industry. And with a record
of environmental health and social responsibility that’s
second to none . At Nelco we not only conceive and
realize the world’s most advanced shielding projects,
we initiate something even more ingenious: Peace of
Mind .
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Nuclear Shielding Supplies & Service
Jordy Ensio
4620 S Coach Dr .
Tucson, AZ 85714
Phone: 520-917-0661 Fax: 520-917-0664
www .nuclearshielding .com
info@nuclearshielding .com
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Oncology Services International
Les Mann
400 Rella Blvd.
Ste . 123
Montebello, NY 10901
Phone: 800-445-4516 Fax: 845-357-6599
www .thinkosi .com
lmann@thinkosi .com
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Shielding Construction Solutions, Inc . and
Nuclear Shielding Supplies and Service provide
complete turn-key radiation shielding design,
engineering and construction solutions utilizing
regular and high-density concrete . Our modular
block, cast-in place, pumped or hybrid concrete
vaults save up to 60% wall thickness/space over
conventional concrete, can be installed in only
a few weeks and cost a fraction of lead, steel or
other composite shielding materials . Email info@
shieldingconstruction .com .
Oncology Services International (OSI) is the world
leader in linear accelerator service as well as
Certified Premium equipment and parts sales .
OSI’s cost effective solutions, accompanied by its
industry leading high touch service has created
the largest independent service organization
in oncology, and positioned it as the leading
alternative to the traditional reliance upon the
manufacturer for extended service .
Oncology Systems Limited (OSL)
Vance Sorell
94 Fernbank Ave .
Delmar, NY 12054
Phone: 518-475-1085
osl-usa .comvance .sorell@osl-usa .com
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Atlas based Auto-Segmentation, Deformable
Registration and Adaptive Planning software
solutions .
Orfit Industries America
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Martin Ratner
350 Jericho Tpk .
Ste . 302
Jericho, NY 11753
Phone: 516-935-8500 Fax: 516-935-8505
www .orfit .com
martinj .ratner@orfit .com
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Orfit manufactures and supplies High Precision
Immobilization/Positioning Systems using an
innovative Frameless Mask System . Achieve sub
2mm precision/reproducibility, reduced shifts,
masks setup more precisely and increased
patient comfort . A complete range of products
are available for SBRT, Prone /Supine Breast,
Extremities, Belly/Pelvis, Pediatric, MRI and
Proton Therapy. View innovative Open Face
Masks that provide immobilization that is as good
and better than full masks .
Oxford University Press
1225
198 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 800-451-7556 Fax: 919-677-1303
www .oup .com
custserv .us@oup .com
Oxford University Press publishes some of the
most respected medical physics books and
journals in the world, including Journal of the
ICRU, Radiation Protection Dosimetry and the
Journal of Radiation Research. Visit our booth to
discover more about our quality products and to
pick up free sample copies of our journals .
P2P Medical Physics Interaction, LLC
Brian Lawson
904 Silver Spur Rd ., #499
Rolling Hills Estates, Ca 90274
Phone: 213-674-8727 Fax: 213-674-6251
www .p2pmpi .com
info@p2pmpi .com
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Medical Physics Management System
Get your FREE access to discover
P2P INTERPACT
We are pleased to announce the release of the new P2P INTERPACT. This
browser-based application sets the standard in Medical Physics. Connecting
devices and users with P2P INTERPACT opens virtually unlimited possibilities
for increasing performance and creating new management and analyzing methods.
P2P INTERPACT will function with any platform and can be accessed using
any device with an internet connection regardless of the operating system.
Whether using your PC, MAC, smartphone or tablet, you and your colleagues
will always be able to access your data at any time and from any location.
P2P INTERPACT will always allow you to not only quickly and reliably view the
status of your LINACs, but also to modify measurement settings. This aspect of
P2P INTERPACT will always provide you and your colleagues with an overview
of your devices’ performance.
www.p2pinterpact.net
www.p2pmpi.com
INTERPACT is the first solution to offer medical
physicists overview of any LINAC’s performance
from any web-browser. INTERPACT’s TG-142
module gathers data from your devices in real time
and displays your machines’ performance based
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on your own pre-defined parameters . Simple
QA reporting, User Managment and universal
applicability of INTERPACT to any LINAC or
device set an absolute gold standard for efficiency
and transparancy in the field of Medical Physics .
Be independent and up-to-date.
PACSHealth, LLC
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Mike Battin
5893 E . Night Glow Circle
Scottsdale, AZ 85266
Phone: 877-299-6587 802
Fax: 877-299-6587
www .dosemonitor .com
mike .battin@pacshealth .com
DoseMonitor® provides near-time visibility and
alerts to potential excessive patient radiation
dose before additional exposure occurs . Using
DoseMonitor’s proprietary intelligence engine,
healthcare facilities can now compare, aggregate
and interpret data from ionizing radiation sources
on a patient, study or modality basis to accurately
depict historical dose indices . Customer controlled
multi-level alerts assure timely notification of the
DoseMonitor® warnings .
Philips Healthcare
Marcia Haskell
3000 Minuteman Rd .
Andover, MA 01810
Phone: 978-659-3815
www .philips .com/healthcare
marcia .haskell@philips .com
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As a global leader in healthcare technology,
Philips Healthcare is dedicated to improving
people’s lives through meaningful innovation. We
are guided by the understanding that there is a
patient connected to everything we do and that
all over the world, patients and their clinicians
are counting on us to deliver solutions across the
continuum of care . Please join us at booth #201 .
Physics Today
Jeff Bebee
One Physics Ellipse
AIP, 3rd Floor
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-209-3005
www .physicstoday .org
jbebee@aip .org
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Physics Today provides a broad overview of the
physical sciences that cannot be duplicated by
in-depth journals . Published by the American
Institute of Physics (AIP) for more than 60 years,
it is the foremost physics magazine in the world,
delivered to 120,000 members of 10 different
physics societies . Take the time to explore the
work of physicists outside of your discipline .
Tomorrow’s innovations start with Physics Today.
Precision X-Ray
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Brian Dermott
15 Commerce Dr ., Unit 1
North Branford, CT 06471
Phone: 203-484-2011 Fax: 203-484-2012
www .pxinc .com
bdermott@pxinc .com
Precision x-ray manufactures the X-RAD product
line of x-ray irradiators for small animal research .
A recent addition to the X-RAD line is the X-RAD
225CX, the worlds first small animal Image guided
radiation therapy system designed specifically
for research. To enhance the X-RAD 225Cx’s
effectiveness Precision X-Ray has now added
the SmartPLAN treatment planning system
exclusively designed for the 225Cx and small
animal research . For details visit www .pxinc .com .
ProTom International, Inc.
1215
Jon Frank
1100 Parker Squ .
Ste . 230
Flower Mound, TX 75028
Phone: 972-410-3551 2008 Fax: 972-534-1299
www .protominternational .com
jfrank@protominternational .com
ProTom International, Inc . is a medical device
company committed to a new generation of
financially viable proton therapy centers that are
easier to implement and equipped with advanced,
modern technology . The Radiance 330® system
makes community-based proton therapy truly
accessible by reducing cost and technology
barriers associated with previous generations of
equipment . Clear direction forward in radiation
oncology has arrived – so now you can provide
proton therapy close to home .
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Prowess, Inc.
1209
Sharon Springorum
1844 Clayton Rd .
Concord, CA 94520
Phone: 530-342-7090 Fax: 925-356-0363
www .prowess .com
sharon .springorum@prowess .com
Prowess Inc . develops innovative radiation
oncology software for cancer treatment centers
worldwide that is focused foremost on patient
safety and simplifying the daily clinical workflow .
Prowess products deliver a seamless solution
across the entire clinical workflow; including a
vendor-neutral Treatment Planning System (TPS)
with Web Viewing capabilities, an Oncology
Information System (OIS|EMR) that satisfies
Meaningful Use, and a Record & Verify (R&V)
system with Siemens and Varian support.
PTW NY Corporation
Mark Szczepanski
205 Park Ave .
Hicksville, NY 11801
Phone: 516-827-3181 18
www .ptwny .com
Mark@ptwny .com
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Fax: 516-827-3184
PTW is a pioneer in dosimetry . Founded in 1922,
PTW has emerged as the recognized leader for
clinical dosimetry and quality control equipment,
serving medical radiation experts in more than
160 countries worldwide . Today, the PTW brand
is synonymous with unparalleled quality and
precision in dosimetry. Visit PTW at AAPM 2013
booth #635 to catch up on our latest advances in
4D patient plan QA and detector development . For
more information about PTW see www .ptwny .com .
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Qfix
819
Damon Kirk
440 Church Rd .
Avondale, PA 19311
Phone: 610-268-0585 Fax: 610-268-0588
www .Qfix .com
Damon .Kirk@qfix .com
Qfix is a world leader specializing in patient
positioning and immobilization systems for
radiotherapy treatment . We provide high quality,
innovative products with exceptional customer
service and satisfaction . Our range of products
include Aquaplast RT™, the most recognized
brand of thermoplastic, along with kVue™ couch
tops, Stradivarius™ SBRT, SDX™ respiratory
gating and other world-class devices for improving
patient outcomes .
R S & A, Inc.
Bill Ginas
465 Forum Pkwy .
Rural Hall, NC 27045
Phone: 800-320-4332
www .rsa-inc .com
sales@rsainc .net
704
Fax: 336-969-0584
Headquartered north of Winston-Salem in Rural
Hall, North Carolina, RS&A, Inc . (Radiotherapy
Simulators & Accelerators) specializes in the
on-site service, repair, refurbishing, relocation,
parts, sales and installation of linear accelerators,
simulators, and other oncology medical
equipment . For over 18 years, radiation oncology
facilities have relied on RS&A’s service and parts
to provide comfort and trust for their patients .
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RAD Technology Medical Systems
626
John Lefkus
20801 Biscayne Blvd.
Ste . 403
Aventura, FL 33180
Phone: 305-898-2544 Fax: 305-513-5840
www .radtechnology .com
cd@radtechnology .com
Alternative turnkey solutions for Radiotherapy,
Medical Oncology and Proton Centers . RAD
designs, builds and finances your next cancer
project .
Radcal Corporation
Ken Mettler
426 West Duarte Rd .
Monrovia, CA 91016
Phone: 626-357-7921
www .radcal .com
kmettler@radcal .com
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Fax: 626-357-8863
GOLD Discovered in California! Rumor has it
that Radcal has discovered GOLD again . See
the New Rapid-Gold and Accu-Gold non-invasive
x-ray meters which utilize both solid state sensors
and ion chambers technologies in one meter .
Radcal will also be launching their first Family
of Radcal Survey Meters . Products designed
manufactured and serviced in the USA . Stop by
Booth 401 and see how these new products will
simplify your measurement taking and increase
your productivity .
Radiation Oncology Resources
700
Natalie Leeper
200 High Park Ave .
Goshen, In 46526
Phone: 574-364-2415 Fax: 574-364-2941
www .roresources .com/
nleeper@roresources .com
Radiation Oncology Resources (ROR) is a radiation
oncology and dosimetry solutions company that
provides clinical-based service solutions including:
Radiation Oncology Quality System (ROQS)
specific to continuous improvement of contouring
and treatment planning; Quality Reports [EMR]™
a software solution for establishing best practices
and benchmarks utilizing quality metrics; onsite
and online treatment planning; and advanced
dosimetry training .
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Radiation Products Design, Inc.
405
Howard Larson
5218 Barthel Industrial Dr.
Albertville, MN 55301
Phone: 763-497-2071 Fax: 763-497-2295
www .rpdinc .com
sales@rpdinc .com
RPDinc manufactures & distributes over 4,000
products in the radiation oncology field worldwide .
We strive to provide the best service and quality
products at a competitive price . We do custom
design and manufacturing for your specific
needs. Our product lines include Brachytherapy,
Shielding, Quality Assurance, PET, CT/MRI, IMRT,
Imaging, Block Making, Instruments, Radiation
Protection, Position/Immobilization, Marking and
Measuring, Alignment, and much more. Visit us
on-line for more details .
Radiological Imaging Technology, Inc. 1025
Mac Clements, M .S .
5065 List Dr .
Colorado Springs, CO 80919-3321
Phone: 719-590-1077 Fax: 719-590-1071
www .radimage .com
mac@radimage .com
RIT provides advanced software solutions for
Radiation Therapy and Diagnostic Radiology
measurements . In Radiation therapy, RIT is the
single vendor solution that performs or trends
every test in TG142, and supports a variety of
image capture devices including EPID, 2D arrays,
film, and CR for QA and QC . Automated analysis
and trending processes provide time savings and
consistency for LINAC imaging system QA and
diagnostic imaging QA for many modalities (CT,
MRI, DR, CR, and fluoro) .
RaySearch Laboratories AB
225
Cecilia Kröjs
Sveavagen 25, plan 9
Stockholm, SE-111 34
SWEDEN
Phone: +46 8 545 061 30 Fax: +46 8 54506139
www .raysearchlabs .com
cecilia .krojs@raysearchlabs .com
RayStation® is the result of advanced
development and research that has spanned the
last two decades. RaySearch’s market-leading
optimization algorithms for VMAT, IMRT and
3D-CRT alongside a comprehensive set of tools
for traditional 3D planning form the core of the
most advanced treatment planning system on the
market today! RaySearch Laboratories continues
to lead the industry, delivering high performance
software to support all of the advanced modalities
of the future .
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Revenue Cycle, Inc.
305
Kelli Weiss
1817 West Braker Ln.
Bldg. F, Ste. 200
Austin, TX 78758
Phone: 512-583-2000 Fax: 512-583-2002
www .revenuecycleinc .com
info@revenuecycleinc .com
Revenue Cycle Inc . is a medical & radiation
oncology consulting resource . Our consultants
& affiliated companies provide comprehensive
services including consulting, auditing, training,
billing & coding, electronic medical record
conversion, corporate vendor relations, cancer
center development & practice management .
We can help identify practical ways to streamline
financial record-keeping, cut operational costs,
maintain compliance with federal regulations &
improve profitability .
RTI Electronics, Inc.
627
Bob Mahl
33 Jacksonville Rd .
Bldg. 1
Towaco, NJ 07082
Phone: 800-222-7537 606
Fax: 973-439-0248
www .rtielectronics .com/
bob .mahl@rtielectronics .com
Believing that Advanced X-ray Measurements
can be made easy, RTI features the non-invasive,
solid-state X-ray QA solution, PIRANHA—a
multi-meter capable of kV, time, dose, dose rate,
dose/pulse, pulse rate, total filtration and HVL
measurements in one exposure . The PIRANHA
interfaces easily with RTI’s OCEAN database
QA software via BT for simple, intuitive workflow
and report output . RTI is also home for the fast,
accurate, single modality COBIA Smart meters.
RTI-From Radiation to Information .
ScandiDos
935
Matt Douglass
2693 Research Park Dr .
Ste . 202
Madison, WI 53711
Phone: 608-630-9415 Fax: 608-630-8393
www .scandidos .com
sales-us@scandidos .com .
ScandiDos develops and provides solutions
based on measurement systems, assuring that
intended and planed treatments are correctly
delivered to the patients . ScandiDos Delta4
system is the leader in Pre Treatment verification .
ScandiDos is now introducing a unique solution
to verify the delivered treatment during patient
treatment . ScandiDos proposed dose verification
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is an important part of adaptive radiation therapy
which is the next generation therapy with further
optimization .
Scripps Health
4275 Campus Point Court CP2
San Diego, CA 92121
www .scripps .org/
1304
SECTRA
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Andrea Sowitch
2 Enterprise Dr .
Ste . 507
Shelton, CT 06484
Phone: 800-307-4425 ext .268Fax: 203-925-0906
www .sectra .com
andrea .sowitch@sectra .com
Sectra DoseTrack™ is a web-based dose monitoring
solution that monitors patient radiation doses and
ensures that they are kept as low as reasonably
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monitors data from all connected modalities saving
valuable time and facilitating analysis . It supports both
the IHE Radiation Exposure Monitoring profile and
the DICOM MPPS standard, enabling the connection
of almost any modality to provide a complete dose
monitoring solution .
Sensus Healthcare
541
851 Broken Sound Pkwy. NW #215
Boca Raton, FL 33487
Phone: 800-324-9890 Fax: 561-948-2071
www .sensushealthcare .com/
Siemens Healthcare
809
Lora Cognata
51 Valley Stream Pkwy.
Malvern, PA 19355
Phone: 610-448-4772 Fax: 610-448-1402
www .usa .siemens .com
lora .cognata@siemens .com
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Siemens Healthcare is one of the world’s largest
suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter
in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, and
medical information technology . Siemens offers
its customers products and solutions for the entire
range of patient care from a single source – from
prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on
to treatment and aftercare .
Who will help hospitals live longer?
www.usa.siemens.com/sustainablehealthcare
Sordian IORT Technoloiges
14530 Falling Waters Dr .
Jacksonville, FL 32258
www .soiort .com
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Standard Imaging, Inc.
901
Andy Simon
3120 Deming Way
Middleton, WI 53562-1461
Phone: 608-824-7822 Fax: 608-831-2202
www .standardimaging .com
asimon@standardimaging .com
Standard Imaging is a leading manufacturer of
radiation calibration and quality assurance
instruments for healthcare . The company was
founded in 1989, and has continually grown to
become a leader in the medical physics community .
Sun Nuclear Corporation
609
Luis Rivera
3275 Suntree Blvd.
Melbourne, FL 32940-7508
Phone: 321-259-6862 275
Fax: 321-259-7979
www .sunnuclear .com
luisrivera@sunnuclear .com
Sun Nuclear Corporation (SNC) is the worldwide
leader in QA and Dosimetry solutions for Radiation
Oncology . While others speak of innovation, we
live it . Our mission is to provide you with better
outcomes that save time. SNC supports FFF Beams,
VMAT, IMRT, SRS, ThomoTherapy, CyberKnife, and
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Conventional external beam treatments . Our solutions
have four areas of focus: Patient, Machine, Routine,
and Dosimetry .
The American Board of Radiology (ABR)
David Laszakovits
5441 E . Williams Circle
Tucson, AZ 85711
Phone: 520-519-2152 Fax: 520-790-3200
theabr .org
abrmocp@theabr .org
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The mission of the American Board of Radiology is to
serve patients, the public, and the medical profession
by certifying that its diplomates have acquired,
demonstrated, and maintained a requisite standard
of knowledge, skill, understanding, and performance
essential to the safe and competent practice of
diagnostic radiology, radiation oncology, and medical
physics. ABR trustees and staff will be on site to
answer questions related to the initial certification and
MOC processes .
The Phantom Laboratory/
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Image Owl/Oncology Owl
Joshua Levy
P.O. Box 511
Salem, NY 12865-0511
Phone: 800-525-1190 Fax: 518-692-3329
www .phantomlab .com
levy@phantomlab .com
The Phantom Laboratory manufactures medical
imaging and radiation therapy phantoms for CT, MR,
Digital and ECT quality assurance, radiation therapy
treatment verification, training, custom and OEM
applications . Image Owl (imageowl .com) and Oncology
Owl (oncologyowl .com) offer automated, cloud-based
CT, CBCT, EPID and MR quality assurance, SPC and
database management services . Our services provide
trend analysis critical for implementing “Adaptive QA”:
Learning from the past to improve the future .
The University of Tokushima
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Theragenics Corporation
1221
John Roesler
5203 Bristol Industrial Way
Buford, GA 30518
Phone: 770-831-5141 Fax: 678-482-4909
www .theragenics .com .
roeslerj@theragenics .com
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2013 AAPM Annual Meeting App
AAPM is pleased to announce we will
once again be offering a native app for
iOS, Android and Blackberry that will allow
off-line access to the Annual Meeting
Scientific Program, Committee Schedule,
Exhibitor maps and much more. New
this year is the opt-in ability to message
one another directly through the app.
Get more information and download
the app at http://www.aapm.org/
meetings/2013AM/
Sponsored by Mobius Medical Systems, LP
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Theragenics manufactures and/or distributes
brachytherapy products and services to include
the two devices recognized as the industry’s
premier radioactive sources for treating prostate
cancer: TheraSeed device (palladium-103) and
the iodine based AGX -100 device .
Unfors RaySafe, Inc.
208
Kelly Fitzgerald
86 South St .
Ste . A
Hopkinton, MA 01748
Phone: 560-435-5600 Fax: 560-435-5665
www .raysafe .com
kelly .fitzgerald@raysafe .com
Unfors is now Unfors RaySafe. As the world’s
leading manufacturer of x-ray radiation
measurement solutions, we provide instruments
for the quality assurance and service of diagnostic
x-ray; real-time dose monitoring for high-dose
labs; and patient dose management for hospitals
and radiology facilities . Thousands of satisfied
medical physicists, service engineers, biomedical
engineers, government inspectors and major x-ray
machine manufacturers throughout the world use
RaySafe products today .
University of Wisconsin - ADCL
Denise Roche
Room B1002, WIMR
1111 Highland Ave .
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 608-265-3857 Fax: 608-262-6320
uwmrrc .wisc .edu
droche@wisc .edu
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The University of Wisconsin Medical Radiation
Research Center, in the Department of Medical
Physics, is a non-profit education and researchoriented service lab . Calibration services
are available for almost any type of radiation
measurement instrumentation available in the
medical or health physics community . UWRCL
services are accredited by the AAPM and the
American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
(A2LA) to the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 Standard .
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
634
Liz Siller
1515 Holcombe Blvd. - Unit 607
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 713-745-8989 Fax: 713-794-1364
www .mdanderson .org/education-and-research/
index .html
esiller@mdanderson .org
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The Section of Outreach Physics in the
Department of Radiation Physics includes M .D .
Anderson Dosimetry Laboratory (Accredited
Dosimetry Calibration Laboratory (ADCL) and
M .D . Anderson Phantom Laboratory (MDAPL),
and medical physics short course training in
therapy . The Department of Imaging Physics
includes medical physics training (medical physics
graduate program, short courses, and residency
program) .
Varian Medical Systems
909
Bob Capuzelo
3100 Hansen Way
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1038
Phone: 650-424-5927 Fax: 650-493-5637
www .varian .com
robert .capuzelo@varian .com
Va r i a n M e d i c a l S y s t e m s i s a l e a d i n g
manufacturer of medical devices for treating
cancer with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton
therapy, and brachytherapy . The company also
supplies informatics software for managing the
comprehensive cancer center .
Velocity Medical Solutions
1203
Chris Hanna
1350 Spring St .
Ste . 275
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: 404-907-1705 Fax: 404-602-0031
www .velocitymedical .com
chris .hanna@velocitymedical .com
Connecting Oncology
Velocity3
integrates patient imaging
and treatment data for enhanced
clinical decision making.
velocitymedical.com
Velocity Medical Solutions creates software tools for
radiation oncology. Velocity’s advanced visualization
platform, VelocityAI, offers industry-leading
deformable image registration tools for image-guided
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tumor targeting, adaptive therapy and response
assessment. VelocityGRID is a robust image
management and storage solution designed to
optimize workflow and maintain a patients’ life-long
image and treatment history. VelocityCONNECT is
a cloud-based data exchange and collaboration
platform .
ViewRay, Inc.
Michael Brandt
2 Thermo Fisher Way
Oakwood Village, OH 44146
Phone: 408-368-2244 Fax: 440-703-3229
viewray .com
mbrandt@viewray .com
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The ViewRay™ system is a fresh approach to
observing, assessing and personalizing radiation
treatment . Using a patented combination of
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and radiation
therapy delivery technology, the ViewRay system
provides high-quality pretreatment images and
continuous soft-tissue imaging during treatment—
while the beam is on. At ViewRay, our vision is
clear: we’re dedicated to giving physicians new
and better ways to treat cancer with radiation
therapy .
Vision RT Ltd
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Tim Nicholson
Dove House
Arcadia Ave .
London, N3 2JU
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: (+1) 866 778-2379 Fax: (+1) 651 229-3531
www .visionrt .com
sales@visionrt .com
Vision RT are the leader in 3D surface tracking
for radiotherapy applications, providing the tools
to increase the accuracy of patient setup and
enhance the safety of treatment delivery . Please
visit Vision RT on booth 1135 to find out more
about their applications for SRS / SRT, SBRT,
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Breast Positioning, Deep Inspiration Breath Hold,
4DCT, Respiratory Gating, Patient Safety, Proton
therapy and More .
XECAN
Tom Dwan
Ste. 400, Bldg. 2
275 Grove St .
Newton, MA 02466
Phone: 617-588-0098
www .xecan .com
info@xecan .com
1204
Fax: 339-987-4028
Xecan’s Smart RFID Patient Safety Solution
automates radiation oncology patient queuing,
patient chart opening, and treatment delivery
verification to eliminate errors . Xecan achieves
this by seamlessly interfacing with EMR systems
with no need to modify existing software . The
Xecan solution, which tracks patients in real-time,
can also significantly improve clinical work-flow,
patient flow and the patient experience through
RFID automation and the use of electronic
whiteboards .
Xoft, a subsidiary of iCAD, Inc.
1201
Donna Breault
98 Spit Brook Rd.
Ste . 100
Nashua, NH 03062
Phone: 603-882-5200 Fax: 603-880-3843
www .xoftinc .com
info@icadmed .com
The Xoft eBx® Electronic Brachytherapy System
is an FDA cleared radiation treatment for use
anywhere in the body, including for the treatment
of early stage breast cancer, endometrial cancer
and skin cancer. Xoft eBx® can be administered
as a single course of radiation therapy during
surgery in the form of intraoperative radiation
therapy (IORT) . It requires limited shielding, and
its relatively small size and mobility allows it to be
used in virtually any clinical setting .
Xstrahl Ltd
Adrian Treverton
480 Brogdon Rd.
Ste . 100
Suwanee, GA 30024
Phone: 678-482-6800
www .xstrahl .com
support@xstrahl .com
728
Fax: 678-482-6883
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The leading designer and manufacturer of
Superficial and Orthovoltage Radiation Therapy
Systems as well as the pioneer of SARRP the most
advanced Image Guided Micro Irradiation Platform
for radiobiology research .
ZapIT Medical
638
6371 Riverside Dr .
Dublin, OH 43017
Phone: 855-927-4863 Fax: 855-927-4864
www .zapitmedical .com/
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MEETINGS
2014 AAPM
MEETINGS OF INTEREST
2014 AAPM Spring Clinical Meeting
Denver, Colorado
March 15-18, 2014
56th AAPM Annual Meeting &
Technical Exhibits
Austin, Texas
July 20 - 24, 2014
www.aapm.org/meetings
Thanks to the following
companies:
Philips MR Guided HIFU
InSightec Ltd.
US H FU, LLC
Alpinion Medical Systems
FUS Instruments Inc.
for donating equipment and materials for the:
High-Intensity Focused
Ultrasound Therapy
Hands-on Workshop
Monday, August 5,
8:00 am – 9:55 am
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AAPM would like to express its sincere
thanks to the following exhibitors
for their contributions and support
of the 2013 AAPM Annual
Meeting & Exhibition
Bard Medical (Booth: 218)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
Gammex, Inc. (Booth: 727)
Dr. Charles Lescrenier Annual 5K Run/Walk
LAP of America L.C. (Booth: 701)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
Math Resolutions, LLC (Booth 138)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
Mobuis Medical Systmes, LP (Booth: 619)
Meeting App (Gold)
MuCheck – Oncology Data Systems
(Booth: 1101)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
P2P MPI – Medical Physics Interaction, LLC
(Booth: 120)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
Prowess, Inc. (Booth: 1209)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
PTW NY Corporation (Booth: 635)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
SECTRA (Booth: 127)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
Siemens Healthcare (Booth: 809)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall &
Electronic Hotel Key Cards
Velocity Medical Solutions (Booth: 1203)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
ViewRay, Inc. (Booth: 241)
Wide Emotion - Media Wall
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Speaker
Ready Room
Moderator
Briefing Rm
Convention Center/
Session Rooms
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To Lucas Oil
Stadium
Night Out
Tues 6:30 pm
Convention Center/
Session Rooms
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AISLE 100
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BREAK
AREA
727
CONCESSIONS/
LUNCH BUNDLE PICKUP
727
835
AISLE 800
819
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LOUNGE
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BREAK
AREA
Exhibit Hall H - I
Technical Exhibits
BREDE EXHIBITOR
SERVICE AREA
CEC - INTERNET/
DEVICE CHARGING STATIONS
AISLE 1200
AISLE 1100
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AISLE 700
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DEVICE CHARGING STATIONS
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MEMBER SERVICE CENTER
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REGISTRATION
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Technical Exhibits
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IMAGING
JOINT
IMAGING/
THERAPY
THERAPY
THERAPY
THERAPY
CAMPUS POSTERS
JOINT
BEST IN
PHYSICS
IMAGING
JOINT
ULTRASOUND
Exhibit Hall J
Poster Area
JOINT
IMAGING/
THERAPY
THERAPY
THERAPY
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ENTRY
FROM
EXHIBITS
Sunday PM
Refreshment
Break
IMAGING
CAMPUS POSTERS
PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION
IMAGING
JOINT
THERAPY
Exhibit Hall J
Poster Area
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