Health Imaging & IT - October 2007 - (Page 16) convention spotlight by lesl ie k . Anderson ASTRO7 Vendor HigHligHtS ☀ BrainLab (Booth 223) is featuring its Exac Trac X-Ray 6D image-guided radiation therapy system which enables physicians to pinpoint tumors with increased accuracy and treat a wide variety of indications, including in the prostate, lung, liver and spine. BrainLab technology uses high-resolution, low- 49tH AnnuAl Meeting ☀ AmericAn Society for therApeutic rAdiology And oncology ☀ oct. 28 - nov. 1 Among the highlights at AStro’s 49th Annual meeting is the presidential course on Sunday, oct. 28, titled “organ and function preservation in the management of cancer.” the program explains innovative approaches to function preservation in patients with gastrointestinal, lung, prostate and head and neck cancers, as well as musculoskeletal and spine tumors. on monday, oct. 29, healthcare policy expert victor fuchs, mA, phd, Stanford university, delivers the conference’s first keynote address, “Better than Band-Aids: America needs comprehensive healthcare reform.” david Sidransky, md, of Johns hopkins university, gives Wednesday’s keynote presentation, “integration of molecular diagnostic Approaches in cancer from Bench to Bedside.” Sidransky is a professor of otolaryngology—head and neck surgery, oncology, pathology, cellular and molecular medicine and urology—as well as the director of head and neck cancer research at hopkins and principal investigator, Johns hopkins head and neck cancer Spore. AStro’S pre-conference program on Saturday, oct. 27, features the eAStro computer learning lab where attendees have the opportunity to learn from leading contouring experts in the fields of head and neck cancers, gyn cancers, 4d therapy and prostate cancer. dose x-rays, automatically corrects any patient set-up errors and tracts patient movement throughout the procedures. ☀ Carestream Health (Booth 1219) is demonstrating advanced features of its Kodak Carestream PACS that include a new image fusion application for PET/CT imaging and enhancements to native real-time 3D capabilities. The company is exhibiting its Kodak 2000RT CR Plus, a computed radiography system that Carestream PACS features real-time supports multiple treatment 3D capabilities. rooms and multiple linear accelerators and simulation devises. The Kodak Radiation Oncology Beam Dosimetry Package allows physicists to perform a wide range of machine, beam and IMRT QA imaging along with the CR platform’s ability to capture portal localization, verification and simulation images required for radiation therapy patients. Session Highlights monday, oct. 29 7:15 a.m. 10:15 a.m. 3:45 p.m. 11:15 a.m. 1:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Transitioning from 3D IMRT to 4D IMRT and the Role of Image-guidance Image-guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy On Board Imaging: Challenges and Future Directions Image Registration/IMRT Planning and Delivery Biological Imaging / Clinical Outcomes Modeling Practical Challenges to Incorporating Biological Imaging Modalities into RT Planning tuesday, oct. 30 Wednesday, oct. 31 7:15 a.m. 7:15 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 7:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Image-guided Brachytherapy IGRT – 4D Approaches Multi-modality and 4D Imaging ASTRO/SNM – Molecular Imaging for IMRT/IGRT Advances in CT and PET Imaging for Radiation Treatment Planning Nanotechnology: Imaging and Treatment ☀ CMS (Booth 2219) is showcasing its comprehensive 3D and IMRT treatment planning platform, XiO, which combines the latest tools and robust dose calculation algorithms with a user-friendly interface. XiO’s integrated planning capabilities support a range of treatment modalities, including 3D, MLC-based IMRT (both sliding window and step-andshoot), solid compensator-based IMRT, brachytherapy, and proton therapy. XiO leverages the speed and performance capabilities of the Linux operating system and the processHealthImaging.com thursday, nov. 1 Check onsite listings at www.astro.org for session locations. 16 O C T O B E R 2 0 07 | Health Imaging & IT http://www.astro.org http://HealthImaging.com
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