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Surendra Prajapati, PhD
Department of Radiation Physics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Organizational Climate Check – Open-Ended Survey Response Analysis for the American Association of Physicists In Medicine
Open-ended survey responses are extremely valuable since participants voluntarily share insights that they feel are necessary to express. The purpose of this study is to accurately reflect members’ perception of the AAPM climate, through analysis of open-ende...
Poster Program · Professional
I Screwed up! Admitting My Mistake and Learning from It.
Medical physicists go through several failures in their career path, from student life to clinical or research training to being a staff of faculty. The mistakes/screw ups are learning experience for the individual or their local team but can also be a teachi...
Invited Program · Education
Why Do We Still Manage to Screw up In Clinic Even with Good Knowledge, Training and Procedural Checklist to Follow? What Am I Missing?
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Invited Program · Professional
A National Multi-Institutional Survey of Comprehensive Workflow and Quality Assurance In Cs-131 Tile Implants for Intracranial Tumors
Cs-131 tile implant–based intracranial brachytherapy requires coordinated interdisciplinary efforts spanning imaging, source management, implantation, post-implant planning, and radiation safety. The extent of inter-institutional variability in these practice...
Poster Program · Therapy Physics
Commissioning and Early Clinical Experience with a Preplan-Based MRI-Assisted Radiosurgery (MARS) HDR Prostate Brachytherapy Workflow
Preplanning is a standard practice for MRI-Assisted Radiosurgery (MARS) LDR prostate brachytherapy; however, HDR procedures often rely on generic needle patterns rather than individualized preplans. Implementing a patient-specific HDR preplan provides an oppo...
Poster Program · Therapy Physics
Evaluation of Needle Displacement during Prostate HDR Brachytherapy Implant and Treatment
Prostate and perineum edema are known issues for prostate brachytherapy. It could significantly impact the dosimetry for prostate HDR implants with needle displacement since there is a 2-3 hour interval between implant and treatment. The purpose of this proje...
Poster Program · Therapy Physics
To Bag or Not to Bag? Comparative Evaluation of Patient Positioning and Motion Management In MR-Guided Prostate SBRT
Vacuum cradles/bags (VC) combined with head and leg immobilization are commonly used for prostate stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) treatment setup. Removing the VC may offer practical advantages for efficient patient positioning, comfort, and high-qualit...
Poster Program · Therapy Physics