Want to win a $200 Visa gift card and receive continuing education credits?
Are you up for a challenge?
The American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD) and Radiation Oncology Resources (ROR) are pleased to announce the AAMD/ROR 2010 Challenge Plan! The challenge is expanded this year to include Eclipse, Pinnacle3 and CMS treatment planning systems.
To receive MDCB or ASRT credits. You will need to attend one of our review sessions at the AAMD National Meeting or attend one of our web-based review sessions this summer (dates of the web session will be announced at a later time). All review session participants will be awarded MDCB or ASRT credits even if you do not complete or return the Challenge Plan. But the only way to win one of the gift cards is to take the challenge!
If you wish to also try to win one of the three $200 gift cards- The Challenge Plan dataset will be available to download Mid February 2010. You will need to download complete and return the plan. One participant from each planning system category will be awarded a $200 gift card and have the bragging rights of the AAMD/ROR 2010 Challenge Plan Winner.
The winning plans will be unveiled and the winners will be announced on Sunday the 13th of June during the AAMD's 35th Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
(Winners need not be present... but it sure would be fun if they were!)
AAMD Challenge Plan Breakout sessions:
Three vendor-specific breakout workshops will be held on Monday afternoon June, 14th during AAMD's 35th Annual Meeting.
Workshops will include Informative, hands-on discussion examining the 2010 ROR/AAMD Plan Challenge (GYN IMRT).
Each workshop will be treatment planning vendor-specific to Pinnacle Eclipse and/or CMS and will encompass a variety of discussion points. There will be an evaluation of the dataset and tumor volumes. A brief scholarly article review of the GYN IMRT perspectives will also be presented, followed by an in-depth analysis of critical structure inclusion and contouring.
In addition the workshops will include a dialogue on ROR's vendor-specific tips and tricks for GYN IMRT cases as well as an opportunity to work with representatives from each vendor to enhance the participants' knowledge base of GYN IMRT. Finally, workshops may include a discussion on alternative planning techniques, such as rotational therapy if time permits.