Sunday, October 6, 2002

ASTRO 2002

The opening ceremony parade marches through the convention center.

A Randomized Prospective Trial of Sequential Neutron - Photon vs. Photon-Neutron Irradiation in Organ Confined Prostate Cancer Presenter: J. FormanPresenter's Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground Fast neutrons have been examined as a potential modality to improve the results of therapy...
ASTRO Addresses Nuclear Radiologic Terrorism After the events of September 11, 2001, The American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Board of Directors put forth a mandate for training courses to prepare professionals for a radiologic terrorist event. In response to the...
Automated Delineation of Regional Target Volumes for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer Treated Conformally Presenter: J. BarkerPresenter's Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground One of main challenges in designing radiation treament fields is accurately identifying...
Axillary Lymph Node Dose With Modern Tangential Breast Radiation Presenter: Daniel ReedPresenter's Affiliation: Dept of Radiation Oncology, Univ of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WAType of Session: ScientificBackground The computerized tomography (CT) scan has become a valuable tool in defining the location...
Biochemical Relapse Free Survival After External Beam Radiotherapy for Clinical Stage T1-3 Prostate Cancer in the PSA Era: What Should We Expect Presenter: Kuntia, DeepakPresenter's Affiliation: Cleveland ClinicType of Session: ScientificBackground Past studies in prostate cancer reflecting on Relapse Free Survival (RFS) have done so using the development of symptoms-either local or distant...
Changing Trends in the National Practice for External Beam Radiotherapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer: The 1999 Patterns of Care Survey for Prostate Cancer Presenter: M.J. ZelefskyPresenter's Affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground This study is an evaluation of the changing trends in external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) delivery practice...
Correlates of Distant Metastasis and Death in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Radiotherapy Presenter: Pollack, AlanPresenter's Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer CenterType of Session: ScientificBackground Prostate cancer is a slow growing disease that requires a long follow-up to determine data on survival. Due to this phenomenon, many...
Impact of Image Coregistration With Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Positron Emission Tomography With Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) on Delineation of GTV's in Oropharyngeal, Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Tumors Presenter: Jean-Francois DaisnePresenter's Affiliation: Head and Neck Onc Prog, Univ Catholique de Louvain, St-Luc Univ Hosp, Brussels, BelgiumType of Session: ScientificBackground The delineation of target volumes for three-dimensional radiotherapy...
Monotherapy for Stage T1/T2 Prostate Cancer: Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiotherapy, or Permanent Prostate Brachytherapy Presenter: L. PottersPresenter's Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering at Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, NY, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground Tumors confined to the prostate, stages T1-2N0 are...
Prognosis After Regional Nodal Recurrence in Patients With Stage I-II Breast Cancer Treated With Breast Conservation Therapy Presenter: Eleanor HarrisPresenter's Affiliation: University of PennsylvaniaType of Session: ScientificBackground Regional nodal recurrences as first sites of failure are rare in early stage breast cancer treated with breast conservation therapy...
Should We Treat the Regional Nodes in Patients with Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck with Perineural Invasion Presenter: A. Garcia-SerraPresenter's Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USAType of Session: ScientificBackground Once the decision to treat a patient with radiation therapy has been made, the next...
Target Volume Delineation in Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for Head and Neck Cancer and Correlation With Patterns of Failure Presenter: Lee, NancyPresenter's Affiliation: Dept of Radiation Oncology, Univ of California-San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CAType of Session: ScientificBackground IMRT delivers highly focused radiation that closely conforms to the...
The Importance of Head and Neck Lymphoscintigraphy in the Determination of Planning Target Volume for Radiation Therapy of Cephalo-Cervical and Aerodigestive Tumors Presenter: F. Campostrini1Presenter's Affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, ASL 21, Legnago, ITType of Session: ScientificBackground Cancers of the head and neck region commonly spread throughout the body via the lymphatic system. Radiation...

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