The 4
workshops are organized on tuesday 20 may 2003 prior to the
EFOMP congress (separate registration is needed). Location: Auditorium, Technical University Eindhoven
1. (11.00-16.30)
J. Spaan, F. v.d. Vosse
Evaluation of Coronary Stenosis Severity in
the Catheterisation room, Theory and Practice. program in WORD format
2. (10.30-17.00)
B. Mijnheer
New
Developments in Imaging Techniques in Radiotherapy,
Educational Aspects program in WORD format
3. (10.00-16.30)
Robert Elfrink
PACS in
practice today, the real facts European Medical
Physics School, Larry Filipow, Canada program in WORD format
Wednesday, May
21st, 2003 Location: Evoluon congress centre, Eindhoven
9.00 -10.30
Plenary
session
9.00
Opening
Ceremony
Mayor Eindhoven
Rein
Welschen
Chairman EFOMP
Alberto del
Guerra
Chairman NVKF
Piet Hein van der
Giessen
Rector Magnificus
TU/e
Rutger van
Santen
9.30
The Golden Age of
Diagnostic Ultrasound Peter Wells
Efomp Medal winner
2001
10.00
Integration of imaging
and radiation therapy on the linear
accelerator Peter Williams,
Manchester
11.00 - 12.30
4 parallel
Wm-sessions
Wm1:
"Multimodality imaging"
Chairman: Gerrit Kemerink
11.00
Evaluation and comparing
imaging tests Jos van Engelshoven
11.30
MRI Myocardial Tagging with
High Temporal Resolution using Steady State Free
Precession Jaco J.M. Zwanenburg, J.T. Marcus,
J.P.A. Kuijer, R.M. Heethaar
11.42
Multi-scale optic flow
analysis of MR tagging heart image sequences Avan
Suinesiaputra, Luc Florack, Bart ter Haar Romeny
11.54
Automatic 3D Prostate Surface
Detection from Ultrasound Images Shao Fan, Ling
Keck Voon, Ng Wan Sing
12.06
Dual Energy Angiography:
performances in terms of image quality to patient's
exposure ratio G. Baldazzi, T. Bernardi, D. Bollini, M. Gambaccini, M. Gombia, G. Pancaldi4, S. Rivetti, P. L. Rossi, A. Sarnelli, A. Taibi, A. Tuffanelli, R. Zannoli, M. Zuffa
12.18
Feasibility of Dose Reduction
With a New Digital Chest Radiography System Wouter
J.H. Veldkamp, Koos Geleijns
Wm2:
"Lasers / P D therapy and biomedical
optics", part I Chairman: Martin van
Gemert
11.00
Second trimester twin-twin
transfusion syndrome: diagnosis and laser
therapy F.P.H.A. Vandenbussche
11.30
Speculations on laser therapy
of monoamniotic-monochorionic twin pregnancies
developing twin-twin transfusion syndrome M.J.C.
van Gemert, A. Umur, J. van den Wijngaard, P.G.J.
Nikkels
11.45
New concepts for
(infrared) imaging of blood vessels with digital
techniques. H.J. Noordmans, R. Verdaasdonk, R. de
Zeeuw
12.00
New strategies for a
non-occlusive bypass technique in the brain using a
small low energy 308 nm excimer laser R.
Verdaasdonk, R. Mansvelt Beck, H.J. Streefkerk, C.
Tulleken
12.15
Optical spectroscopy
for the early detection of lung cancer A.
Amelink, M. Bard, S. Burgers, H.J.C.M.
Sterenborg.
Wm3:
"Hyperthermia" Chairman: Gerard
van Rhoon
11.00
Magnetic resonance controlled
part-body hyperthermia using a hybrid system
Peter Wust, Jacek Nadobny, Horst Fähling,
Waldemar Wlodarczyk, Johanna Gellermann
11.30
Ultrasound Monitoring
of Cadaveric Prostate Temperature Distributions During
Transurethoursal Microwave Thermotherapy: Final In-vitro
Results A.L. Hoffmann, J.J.M.C.H. de la Rosette,
H. Wijkstra
11.42
Regional Hyperthermia
Treatment Planning: Comparison with clinical derived
absorbed power profiles Astrid A.C. De Leeuw,
Nico A.T. Van den Berg, Jeroen B. Van de Kamer, Marco
Van Vulpen, Jan J.W. Lagendijk
11.54
Exploitation of 3 dimensional
Finite Difference in Time Domain (FDTD) electromagnetic
modeling for the clinical application of superficial
hyperthermia G.C. van Rhoon, M. de Bruijne, W.M.
Lee, M.M. Paulides, P.J.M. Rietveld, J. van der Zee,
A.P.M. Zwamborn.
12.06
Development of the AMC 2x4
waveguide phased array regional hyperthermia system
Jan Wiersma, Hans Crezee, Gerard van Stam, Jan
D.P. van Dijk, Niek W.W.N. van Wieringen
12.18
Dynamic MRI of Tumor
Angiogenesis: Contrast Agent Selection and Treatment
Diagnosis W. Backes, Q. de Lussanet, R.
Beets-Tan, A. Griffioen, J. van
Engelshoven
Wm4:
"Ethics in medical
physics" Chairman: Evert van Leeuwen
11.00
Ethics and technology
E. van Leeuwen
11.30
Surgeon and anesthesiologist
responsibilities for operating room law: The dilemma of
Ethics Seyed Reza Mousavi
11.45
Ethical aspects of
treatment-induced harmful side-effects T. van
Kleffens
12.00
Emotions, Rationality and
Risk Evaluation Sabine Roeser
12.15
Towards an ethics of
expectations K. Horstman
14.00 - 15.30
4 parallel
Wa-sessions
Wa1:
"Optimization in planning and delivery",
part I Chairman: Peter Williams
14.00
Inverse Planning for IMRT
with KONRAD Wolfgang Schlegel
14.30
Optimisation of Dose for CSRT
in Children using a Paediatric Phantom C. Hood,
S. Callan, S. Howlett, C. Hamilton, M. Back, T. Kron
14.42
Combined selection of
aperture based IMRT beam segments and beam orientations
for esophagus tumors E. Woudstra, B.J.M. Heijmen,
P.R.M. Storchi
14.54
PDcalc and NTCPcalc:
introduction of NTCP models in the clinical practice
C. Schilstra, A. A. Canrinus, H. Meertens
15.06
Determination of optimal dMLC
values for IMRT dosimetry M. Ramic, J.P.
Cuijpers, , Ph.W. Koken
15.18
Strategies to Reduce the
Systematic Error due to Tumor Motion in Radiotherapy of
Prostate Cancer M.S.Hoogeman, M. van Herk, J. de
Bois, L.J. Boersma, P.C.M. Koper, J.V.
Lebesque
Wa2:
"Lasers / P D therapy and biomedical
optics", part II Chairman: Martin van
Gemert
14.00
Laser light interaction with
biological tissues: thermal and mechanical effects
Rudolf Verdaasdonk
14.30
Biomedical Optics:
Differences in optical properties of tissues T.G.
van Leeuwen, W. Steenbergen
14.45
Optical Coherence
Tomography-Scanning Laser Ophthalmography scanning,
present and future clinical perspective M.E.J. van
Velthoven, F.D. Verbraak, M.D. de Smet, R.B. Rosen,
S.Dunne, A. Podoleanu, J. Rogers, T.G. van Leeuwen
15.00
Oxygenation measurements in
blood by Optical Coherence Tomography D.J. Faber,
B. Mik, M.C. Aalders, F.J. van der Meer, T.G. van
Leeuwen
15.15
In-vivo optical properties of
breast tissue from 600 to 1100 nm using spatially
resolved diffuse remittance spectroscopy R.L.P.
van Veen, H.J.C.M. Sterenborg, A.W.K.S.
Marinelli
Wa3:
"Computer aided
surgery" Chairman: Henk Stassen
14.00
Harold R.
Fisher
14.30
Hand-controlled mechanical
manipulator for endoscopic deflectable instruments
J.E.N. Jaspers, M. Bentala, B.A.J.M. de Mol, C.A.
Grimbergen
14.45
Smart Memory Alloy actuated
Slave system for Haptic Feedback in Medical Robotics
M. Franken, I.M.M. Lammerts, M. Steinbuch, M.J.G.
van de Molengraft
15.00
Paul
Grundenman
15.15
Robust controller design for
a teleoperated forceps A.F. Rovers, M. Steinbuch,
M.J.G. van de Molengraft, I.M.M.
Lammerts
Wa4:
"Flow
and perfusion" Chairman: Peter
Norris
14.00
Flow and perfusion
measurements by MRI: principles, applications and
current issues. Mark Hofman, Amsterdam
14.30
Assessment of local changes
of cerebral perfusion and blood concentration by
continuous-wave near infrared spectroscopy in
combination with ultrasound contrast densitometry
J.H.G.M. Klaessens, J.C.W. Hopman, M.C. van Wijk,
K.D. Liem, J.M. Thijssen
14.42
A Generalized Singular Value
Decomposition Method for Estimating Perfusion by Dynamic
Contrast-Enhanced Imaging Xing Ye Wu, L. H.
Cheong, T. S. Koh
14.54
Dopplersonographic analysis
of the flow field in femoral arteries with stentimplants
M. Verius, R. Huttary, W. Recheis, D. zur
Nedden
15.06
NIR spectroscopic measurement
of local muscle metabolism during rhythmic, sustained
and intermittend handgrip exercise Mireille van
Beekvelt, Willy Colier, Ron Wevers, Baziel van
Engelen
15.18
A Visualization Tool for
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Guus Berenschot, Anna
Vilanova Bartrolí
16.00 - 17.30
4 parallel
We-sessions
We1:
"Optimization in planning and delivery",
part II Chairman: Ben Heijmen
16.00
Elimination of importance
factors for clinically accurate selection of beam
orientations, beam weights and wedge angles in conformal
radiation therapy James L Bedford, Steve Webb
16.20
Bringing IMRT into clinical
practice: the complete trajectory Mark de Langen,
Marion Essers, Maarten L.P. Dirkx, Ben J.M. Heijmen
16.40
Electron beam commissioning
for Pinnacle 6 R.A. Bolt, L. van Bolderen, H.
Huizenga
16.52
Six-bank multi-leaf system
for IMRT R. Topolnjak, U.A. van der Heide,
B.W.Raaymakers, A.N.T.J.Kotte, J.Welleweerd,
J.J.W.Lagendijk
17.04
An assessment of different
teletherapy techniques in middle esophagus cancer using
CT images and a treatment planning system.
Nedaie.H, Gharaati.H, Allahvardi.M
17.16
4 MV versus 6 MV x-ray
irradiation effect in the presence of air cavities
A.L. Petoukhova, C.P.J. Raaijmakers, C.H.J.
Terhaard, J.Welleweerd
We2:
"Lasers / P D therapy and biomedical
optics", part III Chairman: Martin van
Gemert
16.00
The physics of photodynamic
therapy Dick Sterenborg
16.30
A Regression Model to Depict
Time-resolved Images Using a Phthalocyanine Derivative
Sarah Gundy, Wil van der Putten, Andy Shearer,
Daniel Buckton, Alan Ryder, Michael Ball
16.45
Dosimetry during ALA-PDT in
the oesophagus D. J. Robinson, I. A. Boere, H. S.
de Bruijn, J. van den Boogert, H. W. Tilanus, H.J.C.M.
Sterenborg, R.W.F. de Bruin
17.00
The usefulness of a reference
database for autofluorescence spectroscopy for the
detection of (pre-)malignant oral lesions D.C.G.
de Veld, M.H.J. Witjes, M. Skurichina, H.J.C.M.
Sterenborg, J.L.N. Roodenburg
17.15
Photodynamic Therapy
(PDT) with Visudyne in patients with Age-related Macular
Degeneration (AMD) Frank
Verbraak
We3:
"Functional brain imaging and Molecular
imaging", part I Chairman: Adriaan
Lammertsma
16.00
Terry Jones
16.30
Motion Artifacts During
K-Space Acquisition as an Encryption-Decryption Problem
Lucian Muresan, Jos Roerdink
16.42
Performance of the High
Resolution research Tomograph (HOURSRT) PET Scanner
H.W.A.M. de Jong, R. Boellaard, F. Buijs, M.
Lenox, M. E. Casey, T. Gremillion, A. A. Lammertsma
16.54
Single-shot or multi-shot EPI
Diffusion Weighted Imaging? Carola van Pul,
George Roos, Sjoerd Derksen, Jan Buijs, Pieter Wijn
17.06
The influence of the turbo
factor on image quality in turbo spin echo measurements
E. van Alphen, W. van Asten, R. Petsch
17.18
A Monte Carlo Study of Breast
Tumor Detectability with the YAP-PEM prototype
Alberto Del Guerra, Nicola Belcari, Walter
Bencivelli, Alfonso Motta, Sergio Righi, Angela Vaiano,
Renato Campanini, Nico Lanconelli, Alessandro Ricciardi
We4:
"Safety and risk
analysis" Chairman: Bas de
Mol
16.00
Medical Error and Patient
Safety an International Challenge James B.
Battles
16.30
Risk Management for Medical
Devices Stuart Anderson, Floor Koornneef, Udo
Voges
16.50
Medical Applications of
industrial safety science Tjerk W. van der
Schaaf
17.10
Occurrence and analysis of
errors in medical physics practice Herman van
Kleffens
Thursday, May 22nd, 2003
9.00 - 10.30
plenary
session Chairman: Pieter Wijn
9.00
Tissue ablation: devices and
procedures John Webster
9.30
Dedicated PET scanners for
small animal imaging and for breast cancer imaging
Alberto Del Guerra
10.00
Can't you hear me? -
Audiological procedures and signal processing techniques
for hearing impaired patients B. Kollmeier
Fetal ECG estimation during
uterine contractions S.M.M. Martens, N.A.M. de
Beer, S.G. Oei
11.45
A Mammillary
Distributed-Parameter Model for Dynamic Contrast Imaging
of Tumor L.H. Cheong, X.Y. Wu, T.S. Koh
12.00
Factor analysis of dynamic CT
sequences: Imaging the cardiac blood flow during
cardio-pulmonary resuscitation in an animal model
Wolfgang Recheis, Ralf Huttary, Michael Verius,
Leo Pallwein, Axel Kleinsasser, Alexander Loeckinger,
Choursistoph Hoermann, Dieter zur Nedden
12.15
The Volume dependence of the
urinary flow rate A. Timmerman, R. van
Mastrigt
Tm2:
"Radiation Protection of Patients" Chairman: Chris
Huyskens
11.00
Exposures of patients and
workers in x-ray interventions J. Geleijns
11.30
Radiation protection of the
unbom child Soren Mattsson
12.00
Evaluation of gadolinium (Gd)
filter effectiveness in diagnostic X-ray guided
procedures during fluoroscopy R. Zannoli, P.L.
Rossi, L. Pagan, G. Baldazzi, I. Corazza, T. Bernardi,
G. Testoni
12.10
Influence of operator
protocols on effective doses for paediatric computed
radiography S Dhanse, I Castellano, S Evans
12.20
CT Doses in children: A
multicentre study Jessica Pages, Nico
Buls
Tm3:
"Brain, senses and
movement" Chairman: Herman
Kingma
11.00
Spectral Analysis in the
inner ear Pim van Dijk
11.30
Real-Time Monitoring of the human alertness level Robin Alvarez
Rueda, Francisco del Pozo, Elena Hernando, Enrique Gomez, Antonio Gimenez
11.42
Electrophysiological
paradigms for assessment the risk of epileptic seizures.
Application to photosensitive and temporal lobe epilepsy
patients. Stiliyan Kalitzin, Demetrios Velis,
Jaime Parra, Wouter Blanes, Frank van Engelen, Fernando
Lopes da Silva
11.54
A high-density multichannel
surface electromyography system for the characterisation
of single motor units D. F. Stegeman, J. H. Blok,
J. P. van Dijk, G. Drost, B.G. Lapatki, M. J. Zwarts
12.06
Electro magnetical field
emissions and cognitive processes. Three studies of
pulsed field interference in memory processes
R. Maier, S-E. Greter
12.18
Total Internal Reflection
Fluorescent (TIRF) microscopy of cortical neurons for
various coatings of the substrate surface
I.Uroukov, T. Ruardij, W. Rutten, J.Kanger, E.
Marani
Tm4:
"Education/Training/Certification in
Radiotherapy" Chairman: Henk Huizenga
11.00
A programme for advanced
training and responsibility Alan McKenzie, David
Thwaites
11.18
EU directives and EFOMP
policy statements regarding the Medical Physicist in
Europe Inger-Lena Lamm
11.36
A European curriculum for the
Medical Physicist in Radiotherapy - philosophy and scope
David Thwaites, Teresa Eudaldo, Henk Huizenga,
Inger-Lena Lamm, Alan McKenzie
11.54
An European curriculum for
the Medical Physicist in Radiotherapy - Proposed
contents Teresa Eudaldo, Henk Huizenga,
Inger-Lena Lamm , Alan McKenzie, David Thwaites
12.12
Training using national and
European courses B.J. Mijnheer
14.00 - 15.30
3 parallel Ta
sessions
Ta1:
"Techniques for audiometric
diagnosis" Chairman: Wouter Dreschler
14.00
Hearing assessment in
patients by objective audiometric methods Bert
van Zanten
14.30
Optimization of the Amplitude
Modulation Following Response Christoph S. van
der Reijden, Lucas H.M. Mens, Ad F.M. Snik
14.50
Scanner noise induced
saturation of the hemodynamic response to auditory
stimuli D. Langers, W. Backes, P. van Dijk
15.10
Low frequency masking for
diagnosing Meniere's disease N.J. Hof-Duin,
H.P.Wit
Ta2:
"Education/Training/Certification in
Medical Physics" Chairman: Herman van
Kleffens
14.00
Medical Physicists in Europe
- Are we fit for purpose? Are we working to the same
standards? Philip Dendy
14.30
The medical physics educator
and the education of health professionals; the medical
physics educator as medical device educator.
Carmel J Caruana
14.40
The EMIT approach to training
in MRI and Ultrasound imaging S. Sherriff, P.
Smith, A Noel, C. Roberts, S.Tabakov, C. Deane,
V.Aitken, A. Simmons, C. Lewis, R. Wirestam, S-E Strand,
B-A Jonsson, M. Ljungberg, F. Stahlberg, I-L Lamm, M.
Almqvist, F.Milano, J-Y Giraud
14.50
Medical Physics Dictionary
based on EMIT and EMERALD projects S.Tabakov, C.
Roberts, C. Deane, V Aitken, A. Simmons, C. Lewis, M.
Stoeva, A. Cvetkov, R. Wirestam, S-E Strand, B-A
Jonsson, M. Ljungberg, F. Stahlberg, I-L Lamm, M.
Almqvist, F.Milano, J-Y Giraud, A Noel, P. Smith
15.00
1500 Project skills: can you do without?
Herman C.W. Beijerinck, Jan I.M. Botman
15.10
Education and training in
medical radiation physics in Spain. Teresa
Eudaldo, Jose H.Armas.
15.20
Medical Physics
Education Programme in The Netherlands Piet Hein
v.d. Giessen
Ta3:
"Radiotherapy: Miscellaneous", part I
Chairman: Fridtjof Nuesslin
14.00
Determination of in vivo
boron distribution in patients during Boron Neutron
Capture Therapy by means of gamma-ray telescope
W. Verbakel, W. Sauerwein, K. Hideghety, F.
Stecher-Rasmussen
14.15
Polymer Gel (Bang3)
dosimetry for BNCT: A comparison of Gel Detector with TL
Dosimeters, Activation foils and calculations S.
Savolainen, A. Kangasmäki, S. Heikkinen, J. Uusi-Simola,
J. Perkiö, U. Abo Ramadan, T. Seppälä, J. Karila, T.
Serén, P. Kotiluoto, P. Sorvari, I. Auterinen
14.30
Design and Modification of
compact Neutron Target Using Proton Accelerator for BNCT
by Monte Carlo Simulation H. Ghafourian , K.
Doroud , J. Rahighi
14.45
On the use of polymer
gels for investigating abutting photon and electron
fields in the treatment of head and neck cancers
M. N. Amin, M. A. Horsfield, D. E. Bonnett
15.00
Electron contamination in 6
MV photon beam Lopez Medina A, Teijeiro A,
Salvador F, Vazquez J, Medal D, Salgado M, Carrion
MC
15.15
Clinical reference dosimetry:
comparison between IAEA TRS-398 and IAEA TRS-277
dosimetry protocols for high energy photon beams
B. Casar, U. Zdesar
16.00 - 24.00
Social event + Conference
dinner The congress dinner will be held in a spectacular location in 's
Hertogenbosch, a city 32 km north of Eindhoven. The Orangerie is the former
St. Joseph church, a fantastic Gothic builiding, now a multi-functional congress center. See
www.orangerie.nl.
Complementary busses will depart at 16:00 from the main entrance of the
Evoluon, returning to Eindhoven around 22:30, dropping passengers at the
major hotels. If you choose to take your own transport, route information is
available at the registration desk. Note that parking in 's Hertogenbosch is
limited. We advise to use the The "Vonk en Vlam" parking area
(parking fee required till 21.00 hrs) at the Hekellaan (400m walk to the
Orangerie, direction St. Jan cathedral).
Friday, May 23rd, 2003
9.00 - 10.30
plenary
session Chairman: B. ter Haar
Romeny
9.00
Developments in multi-slice
spiral CT Willy Kalender
9.40
Young Investigators Award
Astrid de
Leeuw
11.00 - 12.30
4 parallel Fm
sessions
Fm1:
"Brachytherapy" with B-radiation"
Chairman: Jack Venselaar
11.00
Coronary brachytherapy
Wim Dries
11.30
Potential measurement methods
for clinical dosimetry of sealed Betasources in
Brachytherapy R.P. Kollaard, W.J.F. Dries, H.J.
van Kleffens, A.H.L. Aalbers, J. van der Marel, J.P.A.
Marijnissen, M. Piessens, D.R. Schaart, H. de Vroome
(NCS subcommittee "Quality control of betasources")
11.45
The primary standard for
beta-emitting brachytherapy sources at the Nmi E.
van Dijk, J. van der Marel, W. de Vries, L.A. de
Prez
12.00
IVUS imaging in coronary
artery stenosis therapy R. Novario, C. Bianchi,
M. Caccia, R. Lorusso, C. Sampietro, F. Tanzi, L. Conte
12.15
Irradiation of coronary
bifurcations after PTCA with endovascular
brachytherapyusing catheter based beta sources.
J.P.A. Marijnissen, V.L.M.A. Coen, W.J. van der
Giessen, C. de Pan, P.W. Serruys, P.C. Levendag
Fm2:
"Functional Brain Imaging and Moleclar
imaging", part II Chairman: Adriaan
Lammertsma
11.00
Measuring modelling and
mapping cognition with MRI and PET. Paul Maguire
11.30
MRI Quality Assurance: a
comparative study of seven imagers T. Ihalainen,
O. Sipilä, S. Savolainen
11.42
Visualization in Diffusion
Tensor Imaging Maurice Janssen, Carola van Pul,
Jan Buijs, George Roos, Pieter Wijn
11.54
Automatic brain shift
correction by matching volume renderings of
corticalveins to exposed cortex during functional
neurosurgery H.J. Noordmans, S. Theisens, A.
Jonkman, M.A. Viergever
12.06
Correction of
emission-transmission scan mismatch in PET acitivation
studies using an image registration method R.
Boellaard, O. A. Heuvel van den, D. J. Veltman, C. T.
Mesina, A. A. Lammertsma
12.18
Effects of Reconstruction
Method and Attenuation Correction and on PET Activation
Studies Catalina T. Mesina, Ronald Boellaard,
Odile A. van den Heuvel, Dick J. Veltman, Geurt
Jongbloed, Aad W. van der Vaart, Adriaan A. Lammertsma
Fm3:
"Techniques in auditory
rehabilitation" Chairman: Wouter Dreschler
11.00
Objectifying auditory
rehabilitation approaches J. Wouters, H. Luts, A.
van Wieringen
11.25
Speed perception in noise and
the application of noise-reduction techniques in digital
hearing aids. W. Dreschler, M. Boymans, L.
Kóróssy
11.40
Electronic implants in
otology Ad Snik
12.00
Audiometric evaluation of
bilaterally fitted bone-anchored hearing aids
Arjan J. Bosman, Jeroen M. Leijendeckers, Ad F.M.
Snik, Emmenuel A.M. Mylanus, Cor W.R.J. Cremers
12.15
Electronic middle ear
implants; Amplification and output J.
Leijendeckers, J. Noten, A. Snik, C.
Cremers
Fm4:
"Medical Informatics" Chairman: Arie Hasman
11.00
Electronic health records
Jane Grimson
11.30
Regional healthcare
information systems - PICNIC experience Niilo
Saranummi
12.00
Integrated computerised data
management and report generator for a multi-DXA based
bone densitometry service Paul S. Ganney, Breanda
Stow, Sue A. Steel
12.10
A Multi-Site Multi-Service
Client-Focused Database for Community Healthcare
Paul S. Ganney
12.20
An opening fully exchange of
data in a radiotherapy department: methods and current
benefit C.Fiandra, M.G. Brualdi, M. Giacobbe, R.
Ragona
14.00 - 15.30
4 parallel Fa
sessions
Fa1:
"Imaging in radiotherapy" Chairman: Alan
McKenzie
14.00
IMRT - where we are and where
we go Fridtjof Nusslin
14.30
Volumetool: an image
evaluation, registration, and delineation system for
radiotherapy G.H. Bol, A.N.T.J Kotte, J.J.W.
Lagendijk
14.50
Co-registration of different
modality images for radiosurgery treatment planning: 3D
angiography and CT image fusion Joseph Stancanello, Paolo Francescon,
Carlo Cavedon, Stefania Cora,
Federico Colombo
15.10
Interobserver Variability in
Defining Gross Tumour Volume in Patients with Head and
Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Effect of using 18FDG-PET
in addition to CT Images Bianca M. Klabbers,
Adriaan A. Lammertsma, Hans A. Langendijk, Patricia A.H.
Doornaert, Emile F.I. Comans, Ben J.
Slotman
Fa2:
"New digital imaging
techniques, part I" Chairman: Willy Kalender
14.00
Developments in digital
flat-panel detector radiology Ulrich Neitzel
14.30
Improvements in Direct Conversion Selenium Detectors and New Applications Denny L Lee
15.00
Peter
Willems
Fa3:
"Myocardial viability" Chairman: Michiel
Sprenger
14.00
Heethaar
14.30
Strain/rate Imaging in
Pediatric Cardiology: a feasibility study Chris
L. de Korte, Martin van Wijk, Livia Kapusta, Otto
Daniels, Johan M. Thijssen
14.45
Customised wavelets; a
technique to analyse interventions on the
(para)sympathetic nerve system R.C.M. Berendsen,
P. Andriessen, S.G. Oei, P.F.F. Wijn
Fa4:
"Quality assurance and Medical Technology
Assessment" Chairman:
14.00
Image Quality Control For
Softcopy Viewing Geert Carrein
14.11
Dosimetric aspects for
different multislice CT-systems J. Hansen, K.A.
Jessen, A.G. Jurik
14.22
Photon beam attenuation
by the treatment couch observed in patient specific
dosimerical quality control S.C. Vieira, R.S.J.P.
Kaatee, M.L.P. Dirkx, B.J.M. Heijmen
14.33
Comparison of the in vitro
response of different DEXA systems (Dual Energy X-ray
Absorptiometry). A.Guasti , C.Gori , F.Meucci ,
S.Targetti
14.44
An integrated Quality
Assurance program for testing imaging diagnostic
equipment G. Vermiglio, B. Testagrossa, C.
Sansotta
14.55
Quality control for flexible
fiberscopes and rigid endoscopes Bunna
Damink-Koster
15.06
BRAPHYQS: an european project
for quality assurance in brachytherapy Nuno
Teixeira; Jack Venselaar; Ivaldo Ferreira; Jose Peres;
Alexandra Carvalho; Paulo Ferreira
15.17
VIPAR polymer gel - MRI
dosimetry for 3D dose verification in modern
radiotherapy P. Kipouros, P. Karaiskos, M.
Kozicki, P. Baras, I. Seimenis, G. Anagnostopoulos, A.
Angelopoulos, P.
Sandilos
16.00 - 17.30
3 parallel
Fe-sessions
Fe1:
"Radiotherapy: Miscellaneous", part II
Chairman: Tony Aalbers
16.00
Measurements of kQ Beam
Quality correction factors for the forthcoming revision
of the NCS Dosimetry Protocols Marc Pieksma, L.A.
de Prez, A.H.L. Aalbers
16.18
Direct comparison of the NMI
Primary Standards for Absorbed Dose: Graphite versus
Water Calorimetry L.A. de Prez, M.W.H. Pieksma,
A.H.L. Aalbers
16.36
Localization of non-palpable
breast tumors with 125I-seeds J. Bosman, Y.van
Riet, H.Rutten, G.Nieuwenhuijzen, F.Jansen, B.Arends,
P.Brands
16.54
Is treatment couch
attenuation relevant in Clinical intensity modulated
Radiotherapy? P.J.M. Rietveld, M. de Langen,
P.R.M. Storchi, B.J.M. Heijmen
17.12
The use of in vivo dosimetry
for dose verification in treatment breast cancer by LTD
M. Allahverdi, M. Esfehani, F. Samie, H. Gharaati
Fe2:
"New
digital imaging techniques", part II Chairman: Mark
Hofman
16.00
Applications of High Field MR
David G Norris
16.30
An Evaluation of the Imaging
Performance of a Flat Panel based Digital Angiography
System in comparison with conventional Image Intensifier
based Technology. E. Keavey, B. Tuohy, K. Daly,
W. van der Putten
16.42
Computed Tomography: Have
recent changes in technology and technique affected
patient dose? S.J. Yates, L.C. Pike
16.54
YAP-PEM: a novel PEM scanner
based on YAP:Ce crystals for functional breast imaging.
Alberto Del Guerra, Nicola Belcari, Manuela
Camarda, Alfonso Motta, Angela Vaiano, Giovanni Di
Domenico, Elena Moretti, Nicola Sabba, Guido Zavattini
17.06
Computer Algebra in Digital
Imaging Markus van Almsick, Bart Ter Haar Romeny
17.18
Tissue Imaging by modified
filtered backprojection method using data from Monte
Carlo simulation Ashwani
Aggarwal
Fe3:
"Vascular stenosis evaluation"
Chairman: Jos Spaan
16.00
Coronary angiography and
intravascular ultrasound - spatio - temporal modeling
and quantification by data fusion Andreas Wahle
16.30
Coronary Thermodilution to
assess Flow Reserve: validation in humans Wilbert
H. Aarnoudse, Nico H.J. Pijls, Maartje C.F. Geven,
Marcel C.M. Rutten, Bernard de Bruyne, Frans N. van de
Vosse
16.42
Human coronary stenosis
evaluation by their pressure dropvelocity relationships
Maria Siebes, Bart-Jan Verhoeff, Martijn
Meuwissen, Dermott Kearny, Jos A.E. Spaan, Jan J.
Piek
16.54
The use of the arterial
homograft for reconstruction of small diameter arteries
Ildous Moukhamadeev, Vladimir Kharitonov, Ulyana
Zimovina
17.06
Vulnerable plaque detection
using Intravascular Ultrasound Elastography Chris
L. de Korte, Frits Mastik, Johannes A. Schaar, Marion
Sierevogel, Gerard Pasterkamp, Rob Krams, Patrick W.
Serruys, Anton F.W. van der Steen
17.18
Mathematical and in-vitro
models for the analysis of flow in stenosed coronary
arteries F.N. van de Vosse, M.C.F. Geven, W.H.
Aarnoudse, M.C.M. Rutten, N.H.J. Pijls
