Annual Dept. of Radiation Oncology Research Retreat 2011
Saturday October 29, 2011, 7:30 am - 1:00 pm, TRC Auditorium
AGENDA
7:30 - 8:00 | Continental breakfast / Poster viewing |
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8:00 - 8:05 | Introduction by Dr. Stephen Hahn |
8:05 - 8:20 | Brian Baumann “Breaking through the tumor BBB: Enhancing the efficacy of nanobiopolymer therapeutics against intracranial tumors with targeted radiation therapy” |
8:20 - 8:35 | Michael Corradetti “Brachial plexopathy in apical non-small cell lung cancer treated with definitive radiation: dosimetric analysis and clinical implications” |
8:35 - 8:50 | Maura Kirk “Verification of proton treatment dose calculation and delivery using monte-carlo simulated dose and isotope distribution and measured isotope distribution” |
8:50 - 9:05 | Brian Baumann “Bladder cancer patterns of pelvic failure: implications for adjuvant radiation therapy” |
9:05 - 9:20 | Shannon Gallagher-Colombo “Coupling photodynamic therapy with EGFR inhibition improves therapeutic benefit in human tumor xenografts” |
9:20 - 9:35 | Xing Liang “Treatment guidance for pleural PDT using an IR navigation system” |
9:35 - 9:50 | Christina Chapman “An analysis of diversity based on race and ethnicity in the radiation oncology physician workforce” |
9:50 - 10:00 | Break and poster viewing |
10:00 - 10:15 |
David Guttmann |
10:15 - 10:30 | Andy Minn “Gene programs that control and predict DNA damage resistance” |
10:30 - 10:45 | Ann-Marie Chacko “Detection of ovarian cancer vascular marker TEM1/Endosialin by 124I-PET” |
10:45 - 11:00 | Daniel Joh “Betting on a ‘pocketful of gold’: enhancing the efficacy of radiation therapy with gold nanoparticles” |
11:00 - 11:15 | Peter Ahn “Pressure sensors in head and neck radiotherapy for improved immobilization and real-time |
11:15 - 11:30 | Charles Simone “Clinical and translational research for thoracic malignancies: investigating treatment approaches for lung and pleural cancers with photon and proton radiation therapy and photodynamic therapy” |
11:30 - 11:45 | Christina Chapman, Kelly MacArthur “Circulating tumor cells: development, validation, and pilot results of a telomerase-based assay in patients undergoing radiation therapy” |
11:45 - 11:55 | Break and poster viewing |
11:55 - 12:55 | Dr. Martin G. Pomper Keynote Lecture: “In Vivo Cancer Theranostics” |
12:55 - 1:00 | Research Retreat Awards / Concluding remarks / Adjourn |