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Amy Shu-Jung Yu, PhD

Stanford University Cancer Center

Program DirectorSession
Real-Time Motion Management in Today’s Clinical Practice

The ability to monitor and manage target motion in real time is rapidly becoming a cornerstone of precision radiation therapy. As institutions expand adaptive treatment programs, hypofractionation, and tighter margins, the clinical demand for robust motion ma...

Invited Program · TH- RT Interfraction Motion Management
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QA Management in a Diverse Multicenter Institution

Quality management at multicenter institutions takes on unique challenges when compared to that at standalone sites. With the trend towards institutions merging, the climate within several physics departments is taking on a new paradigm—quality assurance cann...

Invited Program · TH- External Beam- Photons
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Beyond CIEDs: Assessing Risk to Patients with Electronic Devices

Abstract: Since its publication in 2019, AAPM TG-203 has been used as a guide for physicists to assess the risks to cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) from radiation therapy treatments. There have been several new technological advances in radiati...

Invited Program · TH- External Beam- Photons
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Building and Revitalizing Brachytherapy Programs: Strategies for Success

It can be a daunting task to start a new high-dose rate (HDR) or low-dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy program or to join an established program and realize updates are necessary. With many brachytherapy task groups and medical physics practice guidelines publish...

Invited Program · TH- Brachytherapy