Physics

This course provides an overview of the best Physics abstracts:

  • FLASH Dose Rate Effect on Circulating Immune Cells: A Potential Mechanism for FLASH-RT?
  • Synthetic CT-aided Online CBCT Multi-Organ Segmentation for CBCT-guided Adaptive Radiotherapy of Pancreatic Cancer
  • Gadoxetate uptake rate as a measure of global and regional liver function
  • Dual-energy CT Imaging using a Single-energy CT Data via Deep Learning: A Contrast-enhanced CT Study
  • Clinical Evaluation of a Deep Learning Model for Segmentation of Nodal Clinical Target Volumes in Breast Cancer Radiotherapy

 

Target Audience

The course is designed to meet the interests of practicing radiation oncologists, radiation oncology residents, medical and clinical physicists, surgeons, physicists, nurses, diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, radiation therapists, radiation dosimetrists, and all other health professionals involved in the field of radiation oncology.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to do the following:

  • Give an overview of hot areas of research in therapy physics.
  • Discuss the clinical impact of physics research in radiation oncology.
  • Discuss potential challenges/barriers in clinical applications.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
Course opens: 
01/01/2021
Course expires: 
12/31/2023
Cost:
$0.00
Part of: 
2020 Best of ASTRO onDemand
Rating: 
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Physics
Lei Dong, PhD is employed  by Stanford University and receives compensation/remuneration/funding from Varian Medical Systems and has stock in Varian Medical Systems.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing education to physicians.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
  • 1.00 Certificate of Attendance
    This activity was designated for 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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