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Physicists in Medicine

Awards Ceremony

August 5, 2013 Grand Ballroom

J.W. Marriott Indianapolis, Indiana

6:30 p.m.

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine is the premier organization in medical physics, a broadly-based scientific and professional discipline encompassing physics principles and applications in biology and medicine.

The mission of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine is to advance the science, education and professional practice of medical physics.

2013 Program

Welcome and Presentation of Awards John D. Hazle, Ph.D. AAPM President

Honoring Deceased AAPM Members AAPM Fellowships and Grants Research Seed Funding Initiative

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics Paper Awards Jack Fowler Junior Investigator Award

John R. Cameron Young Investigator Awards AAPM Award for Innovation in Medical Physics Teaching

Farrington Daniels Award Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Award

Honorary Membership Fellows

Recognition of 50+ Years of AAPM Membership John S. Laughlin Young Scientist Award

Marvin M. D. Williams Professional Achievement Award Edith H. Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award William D. Coolidge Award Closing Remarks

Reception immediately following

~ AAPM Fellowships and Grants ~

AAPM Support for Clinical Residency in Imaging Medical Physics ~ AAPM and RSNA

are partnering to provide matching support for new imaging physics residencies, either diagnostic or nuclear medicine. The recipients are: University of Alabama-Birmingham - Michael Yester , Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center - Lawrence Rothenberg, University of Wisconsin - Frank Ranallo.

AAPM/RSNA Fellowship for the training of a doctoral candidate in the field of Medical Physics ~ Awarded for the first two years of graduate study leading to a doctoral degree in Medical

Physics. The recipient is: Xenia Fave - UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Minority Undergraduate Summer Experience (MUSE) ~ Designed to expose minority

undergraduate university students to the field of medical physics by performing research or assisting with clinical service at a U.S. institutions (university, clinical facility, laboratory, etc.). The charge of MUSE is specifically to encourage minority students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) or non-Minority Serving Institutions (nMSI) to gain such experience and apply to graduate programs in medical physics. The MUSE Fellows for 2013 are: Brian Norman Allen, Michael Conner, Clay Contee, Yacinthe Dorsainvil, Kaitlyn Sukovich and Terrell White.

Summer Undergraduate Fellowships ~ Designed to provide opportunities for undergraduate

university students to gain experience in medical physics by performing research in a medical physics laboratory or assisting with clinical service at a clinical facility. In this program, the AAPM serves as a clearinghouse to match exceptional students with exceptional medical physicists, many who are faculty at leading research centers. Students participating in the 10-week program are placed into summer positions that are consistent with their interest. Students are selected for the program on a competitive basis to be an AAPM summer fellow. Each summer fellow receives a stipend from the AAPM.. The Summer Undergraduate Fellows for 2013 are: Alexander Antolak, Grant Coulston Emery, Rachel Ger, Krystal Marie Kirby, Celeste Ina Leary, Erica Ellis Mason, Matthew Scarpelli, Rachel Christine Schmidt, Andrew Jon Shepard and Blake Robert Smith.

Summer School Scholarships ~ These scholarships are offered to applicants who are early in

their careers in medical physics. The 2013 scholarship recipients are: Yida Hu, Yongjun Zhai, Justin Ducote, Kelly Younge and Baozhou Sun. In addition, Capintec Inc. sponsors two grants to assist with other expenses related to the Summer School. Capintec established these grants to honor the memory of Arata Suzuki, Ph.D., who was part of Capintec Inc. for more than 20 years. Yida Hu and Yongjun Zhai are the recipients of the 2013 Capintec Suzuki grants.

~ Research Seed Funding Initiative ~

These grants are awarded to provide funds to develop exciting investigator-initiated concepts, which will hopefully lead to successful longer term project funding from the NIH or equivalent funding sources. It is expected that subsequent research results will be submitted for presentation at future AAPM meetings. The recipients for 2013 are:

Adam Wang - Johns Hopkins University Stephen Dowdell - Massachusetts General Hospital

~ Jack Fowler Junior Investigator Award ~

Established in honor of Dr. Jack Fowler, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Human Oncology and Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin. Junior Investigators were encouraged to submit abstracts for the competition. The top scoring Junior Investigator submission determined by abstract reviewers was selected and the award is presented to:

Magdalena Bazalova, Ph.D.

~ John R. Cameron Young Investigator Awards ~

Each year the AAPM conducts a Young Investigators' Competition for the Annual Meeting. Young Investigators were encouraged to submit abstracts for the competition. The 10 highest scored Young Investigator submissions determined by abstract reviewers are selected to be presented in a special symposium, in honor of University of Wisconsin Professor Emeritus John R. Cameron, Ph.D.

To be announced

~ AAPM Award for Innovation in Medical Physics Teaching ~

The Award for Innovation in Medical Physics Teaching is generously supported by a bequest from the estate of Dr. Harold Marcus. It is given for innovative programs in medical physics education of physicists, physicians, ancillary personnel and the public and is presented to:

To be announced

~ Farrington Daniels Award ~

The Farrington Daniels Award for the best paper on Radiation Dosimetry published in Medical Physics in 2012 is presented to:

Xiang Li, Ehsan Samei, Cameron H. Williams, W. Paul Segars, Daniel J. Tward, Michael I. Miller, J. Tilak Ratnanather, Erik K. Paulson and Donald P. Frush

for their paper entitled "Effects of protocol and obesity on dose conversion factors in adult body CT," Medical Physics 39, p. 6550 (2012).

~ Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Award ~

The Sylvia Sorkin Greenfield Award for the best paper (other than Radiation Dosimetry) published in Medical Physics for 2012 is presented to:

Lin Chen, Craig K. Abbey, Anita Nosratieh, Karen K. Lindfors and John M. Boone

for their paper entitled "Anatomical complexity in breast parenchyma and its implications for optimal breast imaging strategies," Medical Physics 39, p. 1435 (2012).

~ Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics Best Paper Awards ~

~ Award of Excellence for an Outstanding Radiation Oncology Article ~

The Award of Excellence for and Outstanding Radiation Oncology Article published in the JACMP in

2012 is presented to:

Jonas D. Fontenot

for the paper entitled "Feasibility of a remote, automated daily delivery verification of volumetric-modulated arc therapy treatments using a commercial record and verify system," Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 13, No. 2, p. 113 (2012).

~ Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article ~

The Award of Excellence for the Best Medical Imaging Article published in the JACMP in 2012 is presented to:

Marcus C. Bennett, David B. Wiant, Jacob A. Gersh, Wendy Dolesh, X. Ding, Ryan C. M. Best and J.D. Bourland

for their paper entitled "Mechanisms and prevention of thermal injury from gamma radiosurgery headframes during 3T MR imaging," Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 13, No. 2, p. 54 (2012).

~ Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurements Article ~

Award of Excellence for the Best Radiation Measurements Article published in the JACMP in 2012 is presented to:

Stephen F. Kry, Richard Popple, Andrea Molineu and David S. Followill for their paper entitled "Ion recombination correction factors (Pion) for Varian TrueBeam high-doserate therapy beams," Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 13, No. 6, p. 318 (2012).

~ Editor In Chief Award of Excellence for an Outstanding General Medical Physics Article~

Editor In Chief Award of Excellence for an Outstanding General Medical Physics Article published in the JACMP in 2012 is presented to:

Jerry J. Battista, Brenda G. Clark, Michael S. Patterson, Luc Beaulieu, Michael B. Sharpe, L. John Schreiner, Miller S. MacPherson and Jacob Van Dyk

for their paper entitled "Medical physics staffing for radiation oncology: a decade of experience in Ontario, Canada," Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 13, No. 1, p. 93 (2012).

~ Honorary Membership ~

Honorary membership into the AAPM is bestowed upon individuals to recognize distinguished service that they have done in other socieites that supports medical physics. Thus the award not only honors the individual but also strengthens the links between the AAPM and the other society. This year, the AAPM will grant honorary membership to:

Donald L. Miller, M.D.

~ Fellows ~

The category of Fellow honors members who have distinguished themselves by their contributions in research, education, and leadership in the medical physics community.

Jon A. Anderson, Ph.D.

Jeffrey P. Limmer, M.Sc.

Kish Chakrabarti, Ph.D. Lili Chen, Ph.D.

Chihray Liu, Ph.D. Osama R. Mawlawi, Ph.D.

Carl R. Crawford, Ph.D.

Todd R. McNutt, Ph.D.

Jun Deng, Ph.D. Michael J. Dennis, Ph.D.

Christopher F. Njeh, Ph.D. Douglas E. Pfeiffer, M.S.

Nesrin Dogan, Ph.D.

Karl L. Prado, Ph.D.

David M. Gauntt, Ph.D. Kalpana M. Kanal, Ph.D.

Frank Van den Heuvel, Ph.D. D. Allan Wilkinson, Ph.D.

~ Recognition of 50+ years of AAPM Membership ~

~ John S. Laughlin Young Scientist Award ~

This award recognizes outstanding scientific achievement in medical physics for a young scientist member of the AAPM. The award will usually be given to a member under the age of 45 who is no more than 10 years beyond the awarding of his/her doctoral degree.

Habib Zaidi, Ph.D.

~ Marvin M. D. Williams Professional Achievement Award ~

This award recognizes an AAPM member for an eminent career in medical physics with an emphasis on clinical medical physics. The recipient of the 2013 AAPM Marvin M. D. Williams Professional

Achievement Award is:

Marilyn Stovall, Ph.D.

~ Edith H. Quimby Lifetime Achievement Award ~

This award recognizes AAPM members whose careers have been notable based on their outstanding achievements. The receipients for the 2013 Award for Achievement in Medical Physics are:

Caridad Borras, D.Sc. Norbert J. Pelc, Sc.D. George Starkschall, Ph.D.

~ William D. Coolidge Award ~

The AAPM's highest honor is presented to a member who has exhibited a distinguished career in medical physics, and who has exerted a significant impact on the practice of medical physics. The recipient of the 2013 AAPM William D. Coolidge Award is:

Benedick A. Fraass, Ph.D.

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