AIP Industrial Physics Forums

The Industrial Physics Forum (IPF) brings together research managers and decision makers from industry, academia, and government, who seek to keep abreast of research and policy issues affecting the physical sciences community.

Organized by the Corporate Associates of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), the IPF features invited-speaker sessions to compliment the Member Society program. Experts from across the field discuss new applications of physics, product developments, and other opportunities for science in today’s economic environment.

The IPF offers participants opportunities to learn about innovations in the field, to interface with the people driving them, and to strategize about directions for future economic and scientific progress.

2009: “Frontiers in Quantitative Imaging for Cancer Detection and Treatment”

This year AIP Corporate Associates have collaborated with the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) to create the 51st IPF: “Frontiers in Quantitative Imaging for Cancer Detectionand Treatment”, held July 26-29, 2009, Anaheim, CA.

Eleven theme sessions address the technical aspects of medical imaging related to diagnoses and therapies, and how physics reveals new possibilities. The focus of these sessions ranges from the use of nanotechnology in imaging and therapy, to the challenges of novel proton accelerators, to advances in ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) scanning. In addition, the AAPM President’s Symposium addresses the present and future roles of computers in medicine.

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"FRONTIERS IN QUANTITATIVE IMAGING FOR CANCER DETECTION AND TREATMENT"

Welcoming Reception
Sunday 26 July, 2009 – 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM

Gathering of IPF and AAPM attendees at: Disney Grand Californian, Sequoia South Ballroom, 1600 South Disneyland Drive, Anaheim, CA 92802 - Limited to IPF Registrants, AAPM Invitees, and Special Guests

AAPM President’s Symposium
Monday, 27 July, 2009 - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM - Special Session – Ballroom B

IPF-MO-C-BRB-1 – Present and Future Role of Computers in Medicine
I. Foster / University of Chicago

Advances in Photon Counting Detectors in X-ray Imaging
Monday, 27 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderator: S. Molloi / University of California, Irvine

IPF-MO-D-210A-1 – Photon Counting Detectors for Mammography
M. Danielsson / Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
IPF-MO-D-210A-2 – Clinical CT Applications with Photon-Counting Detectors
R. Levinson / General Electric
IPF-MO-D-210A-3 – Energy-sensitive, Photon-counting Computed Tomography:
Opportunities and Technological Challenges
E. Roessl / Philips Research Europe

The Physics and Challenges of Novel Proton Accelerators for Radiotherapy
Monday, 27 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Therapy Session – Ballroom D
Moderator: E. Colby / Stanford University

IPF-MO-D-BRD-1 – Pushing the Limits of Microwave Linear Accelerators
Sami Tantawi / Stanford University
IPF-MO-D-BRD-2 – Dielectric Wall Accelerator
George Caporaso / Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
IPF-MO-D-BRD-3 – Laser-Driven Targetry: The road to clinical applications
Charlie Ma / Fox Chase Cancer Center
IPF-MO-D-BRD-4 – Innovations in Hadron Beam Generation with Plasmas
Mark Cappelli / Stanford University
IPF-MO-D-BRD-5 – The Proton Beam Therapy Facility at PSI
Terry Garvey / Paul Scherrer Institute
IPF-MO-D-BRD-6 – Panel Discussion

Challenges of Post-treatment and Real-Time Imaging of Dose Deposition During Proton Therapy
Monday, 27 July, 2009 -1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Joint Session – Ballroom C
Moderator: T. Bortfeld / Partners Healthcare System

IPF-MO-D-BRC-1 – Introduction
T. Bortfeld / Partners Healthcare System
IPF-MO-D-BRC-2 – Clinical Significance of in-vivo Proton Range Detection and Potential of MRI Scanning after Proton Therapy
T. Hong / Partners Healthcare System
IPF-MO-D-BRC-3 – Latest Developments in PET Verification of Proton Therapy
K. Parodi / GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research GmbH
IPF-MO-D-BRC-4 – Prompt Gamma Measurements for Proton Range Localization
J. Kim/ National Cancer Center, Korea

Frontiers in Physics
Monday, 27 July, 2009 , 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Special Session – Ballroom C
Moderator: H.F. Dylla, American Institute of Physics

IPF-MO-E-BRC-1 – Applying Single-Molecule Real-Time DNA Sequencing
S. Turner / Pacific Biosciences
IPF-MO-E-BRC-2 – Challenges for Next-Generation Accelerators
J. Lykken / Fermilab
IPF-MO-E-BRC-3 – Opto-genetics in Brain Imaging
K. Deisseroth / Stanford University

Developments in Breast Imaging – In Memoriam of Carolyn Kimme-Smith
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009 , 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderators: A. Karellas / University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

IPF-TU-C-210A-1 – Recent Advances in Breast Tomosynthesis
W. Zhao / SUNY Stony Brook
IPF-TU-C-210A-2 – Molecular Imaging of the Breast
M. O'Connor / Mayo Clinic
IPF-TU-C-210A-3 – MR-Guided Near Infrared Spectral Tomography of the Breast
K. Paulsen / Dartmouth Medical School
IPF-TU-C-210A-4 – Enhancement Characteristics of Cancer on MRI of the Breast and Biopsy Techniques
D. Ikeda / Stanford University

Technical and Biological Innovations in Small Animal Image-Guided Radiotherapy
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM – Therapy Session – Ballroom D
Moderators: E. Graves / Stanford University, P. Lindsay / Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada

IPF-TU-C-BRD-1 – Applications of Millimeter Precision Small Animal Radiation
E. Ford / The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
IPF-TU-C-BRD-2 – Integrated Robotic-Based Irradiation System for Small Animal Research
E. Moros / University of Arkansas
IPF-TU-C-BRD-3 – Development and Application of a Pre-Clinical Stereotactic Irradiator
T. Solberg / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
IPF-TU-C-BRD-4 – Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission-Based Imaging and Irradiation Technology Development for Basic Cancer Research
S. Chang / University of North Carolina
IPF-TU-C-BRD-5 – Preclinical Image Guided Microirradiators
E. Izaguirre / Washington University
IPF-TU-C-BRD-6 – Translational Research with Small Animal IGRT
A. Hope / Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada
IPF-TU-C-BRD-7 – Panel Discussion

Advances in Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderators: P. Carson / University of Michigan, Z. Lu / Columbia University

IPF-TU-D-210A-1 – 3D Ultrasound Guided Prostate Interventions
A. Fenster / Robarts Research Institute, Canada
IPF-TU-D-210A-2 – Catheter-based Ultrasound Technology for Image-guided Hyperthermia and Thermal Ablation
C. Diederich / University of California, San Francisco
IPF-TU-D-210A-3 – Where Sound Meets Electricity: The Acoustoelectric Effect in Biomedicine
R. Witte / University of Arizona
IPF-TU-D-210A-4 – Development of High Frequency Ultrasound Transducers for Medical Imaging
J. Cannata / University of Southern California

Nanotechnology in Imaging and Therapy
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 1:30 PM to 3:20 PM – Joint Session – Room 303A
Moderators: M. Williams / University of Virginia, A. Chatziioannou / University of California, Los Angeles

IPF-TU-D-303A-1 – Imaging Technologies: From Cells to Humans
A. Chatziioannou / University of California, Los Angeles
IPF-TU-D-303A-2 – Biomarker Discovery and Molecular Imaging of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
K. Kelly / University of Virginia
IPF-TU-D-303A-3 – Inorganic Nanoparticles for Molecular Imaging
S. Chen / Stanford University
IPF-TU-D-303A-4 – Immunoliposomes for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy
G. Sgouros / The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Advances in CT (Computed Tomography) Scanning
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009. 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Imaging Session – Room 210A
Moderator: B. Whiting, Washington University

IPF-TU-E-210A-1 – Dual-energy CT with Fast-kVp Switch
J. Hsieh / General Electric Healthcare Technologies
IPF-TU-E-210A-2 – Dual Energy Imaging with Dual Source Systems
B. Schmidt / Siemens Medical Solutions
IPF-TU-E-210A-3 – Double-Layer Detector, Dual-Energy CT
A. Altman / Philips Medical Systems
IPF-TU-E-210A-4 – Dual Energy CT Image Reconstruction Algorithms and Performance
J. O'Sullivan / Washington University

Locating and Targeting Moving Tumors
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Therapy Session – Ballroom D
Moderator: R. Berbeco, Harvard University

IPF-TU-E-BRD-1 – Fluoroscopic Lung Tumor Tracking without Implanted Fiducial Markers
S. Jiang / University of California, San Diego
IPF-TU-E-BRD-2 – Recent Development in Predictive Localization of Moving Target
D. Ruan / Stanford University
IPF-TU-E-BRD-3 – DMLC IMRT Tracking of Moving Anatomy - Issues and Solutions
L. Papiez / University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Breast Cancer
Tuesday, 28 July, 2009, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM – Joint Session – Room 303A
Moderator: J. Boone, University of California, Davis

IPF-TU-E-303A-1 – Contrasted-Enhanced Breast Tomosynthesis
A. Maidment / University of Pennsylvania
IPF-TU-E-303A-2 – Breast Cancer Applications of Optical Imaging Biomarkers Measured with Diffuse Optical Spectroscopic Imaging
A. Cerussi / University of California, Irvine
IPF-TU-E-303A-3 – CT as a Platform for Image Guided Therapies of Breast Cancer
J. Boone / University of California, Davis

Special Sessions

During each IPF, a special session is dedicated to "Frontiers in Physics", addressing the most exciting research going on today, regardless of field.

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