Accepted Abstracts for the AAPM 2023 Annual Meeting
We are excited to announce that the following abstracts from our lab members have been accepted to the AAPM 2022 Annual Meeting, which will take place July 23-27, 2023 in Houston, TX.
Custom-Made Lead Shield for Permanent Implanted Cs-131 Brain Tumor Patients. A. Alshreef, D. Sterling, P. Alaei, B. Rogers, S. Drehmel, M. Reynolds, K. Dusenbery, C. Chen, C. Ferreira.
Gamos Monte Carlo Simulation to Calculate the Dose in Heterogeneities for GammaTile Implanted Brachytherapy. A. Alshreef, M. Assalmi, B. Rogers, C. Oare, C. Ferreira.
Validation of Gamos Monte Carlo Simulation for Cs-131 Brachytherapy Source in Water. A. Alshreef, B. Rogers, C. Oare, C. Ferreira.
Accepted Abstracts for the ASTRO 2022 Annual Meeting
We are excited to announce that the following abstracts from our lab members have been accepted to the ASTRO 2022 Annual Meeting, which will take place October 23-26, 2022 in San Antonio, TX.
Considerations in Treatment Planning and Dosimetric Specifications of Permanent 131Cs Brachytherapy Implantation in Treatment of Brain Tumor - An Institutional Experience. Shunqing Zhang, Margaret Reynolds, Kathryn Dusenbery, Parham alaei, Lindsey Sloan, Clara Ferreira, David Sterling, Abdullah Alshreef. (Poster Presentation).
Hypofractionated versus Conventionally Fractionated Radiotherapy for Glioblastoma: Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Comparison prior to and following Chemoradiation. Lindsey Greenlund, Kathryn Dusenbery, Lindsey Sloan, Clara Ferreira, Chinsoo Cho, Aika Shoo, Jianling Yuan, Stephanie Terezakis, Christopher Wilke, Kellen Mulford. (Poster Presentation).
Accepted Abstracts for the AAPM 2022 Annual Meeting
We are excited to announce that the following abstracts from our lab members have been accepted to the AAPM 2022 Annual Meeting, which will take place July 10-14, 2022 in Washington, DC.
An Estimate of Fetal Dose From Permanent Cs-131 Brachytherapy Implants in the Brain. A Turner, C Ferreira.
Dose Distribution with a High-Z Intraocular Shield-Ferrofluid System: An I-125 Eye Plaque Brachytherapy Monte Carlo Study. C. Oare, B. Gerbi, C. Ferreira.
End-to-End test for GammaTile Permanent Brain Implants. A. Alshreef, B. Rogers, P. Alaei, P. Bolan, C. Ferreira.
GafChromic Film Dosimetry for Evaluation of Intraocular Shielding Materials in I-125 Eye Plaque Brachytherapy. C. Oare, B. Gerbi, C. Ferreira.
Novel Film Calibration Method Directly Using Low Energy Brachytherapy Sources with a Custom Phantom. C. Oare, A. Alshreef, C. Ferreira.
North Central Chapter AAPM Spring Meeting
Research lab members Courtney Oare and Abdullah Alshreef presented their research at the North Central Chapter AAPM Spring Meeting April 21-22, 2022 in Madison, WI, as part of the meeting's Young Investigator Competition.
Courtney Oare, "Dose Distribution with a High-Z Intraocular Shield-Ferrofluid System: an I-125 Eye Plaque Brachytherapy Study"
Abdullah Alshreef, "End-to-End test for GammaTile Permanent Brain Implants"
U of M Team Receives Award for Use of GammaTile Technology in Brain Tumor Treatment
GT Medical, the supplier of GammaTiles, recently awarded University of Minnesota Medical School faculty its "Appreciation of Excellence" award for their groundbreaking work in recurrent brain tumor treatment. Read more...