AAPM | COMP Joint Meeting · Vancouver · July 19-22

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Abstracts 2869 +453 (+18.8%) 2416 in 2025 Sessions 229 -50 (-17.9%) 279 in 2025 Authors 7751 +1533 (+24.7%) 6218 in 2025 Prolific authors 1396 +232 (+19.9%) 1164 in 2025 Institution hubs 643 +66 (+11.4%) 577 in 2025 Countries 68 -14 (-17.1%) 82 in 2025

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1BC Cancer+84 2UT Southwestern Medical Center+42 3Stanford University+36 4Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences+33 5University of British Columbia+29 6Mayo Clinic+28

Poster Program 1942 Invited Program 657 Proffered Program 492 General Events 7

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Poster Program 1942 Invited Program 657 Proffered Program 492 General Events 7

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1897 Therapy Physics 501 Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Physics 205 Radiopharmaceuticals, Theranostics, and Nuclear Medicine 151 Professional 39 Clinical Trials Specialty Program 27 Education (Innovation in Medical Physics: Arthur Boyer Award) 13 Keynote Events 8 TH- Brachytherapy

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Talk Proffered Program Room 211

Jul 21 · 14:10

Size-Specific Optimization of Interventional CT Protocols with Clinical Performance Assessment

Interventional CT procedures often involve multiple scans of the same anatomy, contributing substantially to patient dose. Because guidance tasks do not require diagnostic‑quality imaging, helical protocol parameters can be reduc...

Lindsay N. Douglas, PhD

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Physics 0 people interested

Poster Poster Program Exhibit Hall | Poster Lounge

Jul 19 · 15:15

Skeletal Muscle Index As a Predictor of Clinical Outcomes In Head and Neck Radiotherapy: Preliminary Results of a Retrospective cohort study

Low muscle quantity, defined by computed tomography (CT)-based skeletal muscle index (SMI), is emerging as a predictor of clinical outcomes in patients with HNC. This study aims to evaluate whether CT-defined SMI is associated wi...

Emma Sargent

Therapy Physics 0 people interested

Poster Poster Program Exhibit Hall | Poster Lounge

Jul 19 · 15:15

Skin Flash Versus Robust Optimization: What Is the Most Appropriate Approach for Accounting for Hypothetical Swelling In Treatment Planning?

To compare our clinical skin flash method, based on MLC openings on a fictitious swelling volume, with the robust optimization approach available in RayStation version 2023B.

Christophe Furstoss, PhD, MCCPM

Therapy Physics 0 people interested

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clinical trials 15 education 15 artificial intelligence (AI) 15 brachytherapy 11 radiation therapy 8 dosimetry 8 breast 7 protons 6 MRI 6 adaptive radiotherapy 6 quality control 6 quality assurance 6

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643 hubs · 1523 normalized affiliations · 68 countries

1The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center161 2UT Southwestern Medical Center151 3Mayo Clinic120 4Stanford University100 5BC Cancer95 6University of Wisconsin-Madison93 7Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center87 8Emory University77