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American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) 51st Annual Meeting

June 25th, 2009

Thousands of scientists and health professionals from the field of medical physics will meet at the 51st meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) from July 26 - 30, 2009 in Anaheim, California. They will present the latest technologies in medical imaging and radiation therapy and discuss the ethical and regulatory issues facing those fields today.

AAPM is one of the largest associations of medical physicists in the world. Its membership includes both researchers who develop cutting-edge technologies and board-certified health professionals who apply these technologies in community hospitals and clinics.

The seminars and presentations at the AAPM meeting will cover some of the most interesting topics in medicine -- including new ways of imaging the human body and the latest clinical evidence on treating cancerous tumors with protons, X-rays, and electrons from accelerators. Other topics will include tailoring therapy to the specific needs of people undergoing treatment, such as shaping emissions to conform to tumors or finding ways to image children safely at lower radiation exposures while maintaining good image quality.

Journalists are invited to the AAPM meeting. Registration information appears below. Future news releases in July will highlight presentations of interest to reporters.

RELATED LINKS

Main Meeting Web site:
http://www.aapm.org/meetings/09AM/

Search Meeting Abstracts:
http://www.aapm.org/meetings/09AM/prsearch.asp?mid=42

Meeting program:
http://www.aapm.org/meetings/09AM/MeetingProgram.asp

AAPM home page:
http://www.aapm.org

Background article about how medical physics has revolutionized medicine:

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/538208/

INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS FORUM

For each of the past 51 years, the Industrial Physics Forum (IPF) has brought together industry, academic, and government leaders to examine applications of scientific research to emerging industrial research and development (R&D) activities. This year's IPF is themed, "Frontiers in Quantitative Imaging for Cancer Detection and Treatment" and will be held in conjunction with the 51st AAPM Meeting on Monday and Tuesday, July 27-28. See: http://www.aapm.org/meetings/09AM/IPForum.asp.

In Anaheim, there will be speakers discussing next-generation DNA sequencers, opto-genetics for brain imaging, and on how accelerator and particle physics enable some of the latest medical applications.

FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS

As part of the Industrial Physics Forum, a "Frontiers in Physics" session addressing some of the most cutting-edge research going on today will feature three speakers:

Steve Turner of Pacific Biosciences will discuss
single-molecule real time DNA sequencing. See:
http://www.aapm.org/meetings/amos2/pdf/42-12146-24762-371.pdf.
Joseph Lykken of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
will discuss how the same breakthroughs needed to make
large high-energy particle accelerators affordable will also
make medical linacs smaller and cheaper. See:
http://www.aapm.org/meetings/amos2/pdf/42-12147-68631-764.pdf.
Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University will report on
opto-genetics, a new research field in which light is used
to activate neurons in living animals. (No abstract available).

Source: American Institute of Physics

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