The Division of Medical Physics in Winship's Department of Radiation Oncology is presenting a record number of oral and poster presentations at the 2018 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from July 29th to August 3.
August 2, 2018
The Division of Medical Physics in Winship's Department of Radiation Oncology is presenting a record number of oral and poster presentations at the 2018 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from July 29th to August 3. The theme, "Beyond the Future," will focus on the new and exciting changes in medical physics, with topics such as "QA for emerging technologies", "Novel Treatment: Planning and Delivery Strategies," and "New PET Instrumentation and Technology."
This year, Winship investigators submitted nearly two dozen abstracts, a record number for the Division of Medical Physics. Topics include "Advances in Imaging" and "Patient Safety and Quality Improvement." Of these submissions, 13 are oral presentations and the remaining are poster presentations from Winship investigators.
According to Tian Liu, PhD, director of medical physics at Winship, one reason for the increased number of abstract submissions is Winship's forward thinking culture. "The conference theme, 'Beyond the Future,' truly describes some of the innovative research being completed by the medical physics department in the last few years. We hope to continue increasing our abstract submissions to AAPM as more faculty join the department and manifests in more advanced research and collaborations."
Medical physics faculty member Xiaofeng Yang, PhD, whose lab submitted 15 of the abstracts, will give seven presentations at AAPM this year and moderate a discussion on radiation dosimetry, quality assurance, and dose verification.
"The Division of Medical Physics is integral to the Department of Radiation Oncology," Yang says, "Our research focuses on introducing and integrating advanced imaging modalities and new machine-learning technologies into treatment planning, delivery, and response evaluation to improve the accuracy and precision of radiation therapy. The increased number of abstract submissions to AAPM shows that we are immensely dedicated to reaching this goal." Yang is first author of six of the submitted abstracts and senior author in nine submissions.