Medical Physics Seminars

Seminars in Medical Physics MEDPHY 251 Fall 2008

Thursdays 2:50-4:00 PM, Hock Plaza Auditorium unless otherwise noted
(followed by Med Phys Program happy hour 4-5 PM)

Date Speaker Topic
Aug 28
(see note) PhD students
Duke Med Phys Program Doctoral Research Showcase I

A novel digital tomosynthesis (DTS) reconstruction method using a deformation field map - Lei Ren
Four-dimensional digital tomosynthesis: technique proposal and first experimental results - Jackie Maurer
In-vivo drug delivery and anti-tumor effects of hyperthermia-triggered doxorubicin release from thermosensitive liposomes - Ashley Manzoor
(Special Location: Med Phys Classroom, Hock Ste 101)
Sep 04 PhD students
Duke Med Phys Program Doctoral Research Showcase II

Dose Reduction in Pediatric CT - Xiang Li
Incorporating Functional Imaging Information to rpFNA Analysis for Breast Cancer Detection in High Risk Women - Kristy Perez
Development of a Tapering, Fillable Phantom: Applications for PET Image Quality Assessment - Josh Wilson

Sep 11 Jim Dobbins PhD & Ehsan Samei PhD
Duke Radiology Challenges and Opportunities in the Future of Medical Physics Education
Sep 18 Martin Tornai PhD
Duke Radiology Summer Internships in Medical Physics
Sep 19
(see note) Walter Huda PhD
Medical Univ S Carolina, Radiology Radiation Risks: What the Radiologists Need to Know
(OPTIONAL, Special Location: 7:30 AM Duke North Hospital Rm 2003)
Sep 25
(see note) George Gopen PhD
Duke English Dept. Scientific Writing
(Special Location: Med Phys Classroom, Hock Ste 101)
Oct 02 Haijun Song PhD
Duke Rad. Onc. RT Clinical Practice Lectures: Installation of a Linac
Oct 09 Anuj Kapadia PhD
Duke Radiology Neutron Stimulated Emission Computed Tomography for Spectroscopic Imaging of the Human Body
Oct 16 Ehsan Samei PhD
Duke Radiology Medical Physics as a Profession
Oct 17
(see note) Medical Physics students Open House - Student Poster Session
(OPTIONAL, Special Location: TBD)
Oct 23 Fang-Fang Yin PhD (mod), John Kirkpatrick MD, Brian Czito MD
Duke Rad. Onc. Hot Topics in Medical Physics - Photon vs. Proton
(Special Location: Bryan Res Bldg auditorium)
Oct 30 Mike Zalutsky PhD
Duke Radiology Targeted Radiotherapy
Nov 06* Medical Physics students Summer Research Scholarship Presentations - Mary Ann Abogunde, Corey Clift, Ryan Davis, William Giles, and Chris Veale
Nov 13* Bruce Gerbi PhD
Head of Physics Section, Dir. Med Phys Residency Program, Dept of Therapeutic Radiology, U Minn. Title TBD
Nov 20*
(see note) Lynne Hurwitz MD
Duke Radiology Radiation dose considerations in adult cardiothoracic imaging
(Special Location: Bryan Res Bldg auditorium)

Date	Speaker	Topic
Aug 28 (see note)	PhD students Duke Med Phys Program	Doctoral Research Showcase I A novel digital tomosynthesis (DTS) reconstruction method using a deformation field map - Lei Ren Four-dimensional digital tomosynthesis: technique proposal and first experimental results - Jackie Maurer In-vivo drug delivery and anti-tumor effects of hyperthermia-triggered doxorubicin release from thermosensitive liposomes - Ashley Manzoor (Special Location: Med Phys Classroom, Hock Ste 101)
Sep 04	PhD students Duke Med Phys Program	Doctoral Research Showcase II Dose Reduction in Pediatric CT - Xiang Li Incorporating Functional Imaging Information to rpFNA Analysis for Breast Cancer Detection in High Risk Women - Kristy Perez Development of a Tapering, Fillable Phantom: Applications for PET Image Quality Assessment - Josh Wilson
Sep 11	Jim Dobbins PhD & Ehsan Samei PhD Duke Radiology	Challenges and Opportunities in the Future of Medical Physics Education
Sep 18	Martin Tornai PhD Duke Radiology	Summer Internships in Medical Physics
Sep 19 (see note)	Walter Huda PhD Medical Univ S Carolina, Radiology	Radiation Risks: What the Radiologists Need to Know (OPTIONAL, Special Location: 7:30 AM Duke North Hospital Rm 2003)
Sep 25 (see note)	George Gopen PhD Duke English Dept.	Scientific Writing (Special Location: Med Phys Classroom, Hock Ste 101)
Oct 02	Haijun Song PhD Duke Rad. Onc.	RT Clinical Practice Lectures: Installation of a Linac
Oct 09	Anuj Kapadia PhD Duke Radiology	Neutron Stimulated Emission Computed Tomography for Spectroscopic Imaging of the Human Body
Oct 16	Ehsan Samei PhD Duke Radiology	Medical Physics as a Profession
Oct 17 (see note)	Medical Physics students	Open House - Student Poster Session (OPTIONAL, Special Location: TBD)
Oct 23	Fang-Fang Yin PhD (mod), John Kirkpatrick MD, Brian Czito MD Duke Rad. Onc.	Hot Topics in Medical Physics - Photon vs. Proton (Special Location: Bryan Res Bldg auditorium)
Oct 30	Mike Zalutsky PhD Duke Radiology	Targeted Radiotherapy
Nov 06*	Medical Physics students	Summer Research Scholarship Presentations - Mary Ann Abogunde, Corey Clift, Ryan Davis, William Giles, and Chris Veale
Nov 13*	Bruce Gerbi PhD Head of Physics Section, Dir. Med Phys Residency Program, Dept of Therapeutic Radiology, U Minn.	Title TBD
Nov 20* (see note)	Lynne Hurwitz MD Duke Radiology	Radiation dose considerations in adult cardiothoracic imaging (Special Location: Bryan Res Bldg auditorium)

* These seminars have not been finalized yet.

updated 8/26/2008