As we all abide by social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sun Nuclear is pleased to offer virtual educational opportunities to the physics community. We hereby announce a Central America and Latin America Poster Competition in support of a Virtual QA & Dosimetry Symposium Central America and Latin America.
Virtual QA & Dosimetry Symposium Schedule
Please join us for a webinar series featuring presentations of the top poster submissions.
| Webinar Title | Speaker | Date & Time | |
| Análisis de resultados de PSQA que no cumplen con los criterios de aceptación | Federico Bregains, Msc, CEMENER | July 14, 3 PM BRT | Watch now |
| Herramienta rápida para generación de tablas de factores de campo | Nicolas Larragueta, Lic en Fisica Medica, CEMENER | July 16, 3 PM BRT | Watch now |
| Factibilidade de Utilização do SRS MapCHECK para o Teste de Controle de Qualidade Automático (AQA) do CyberKnife | Pedro Cardoso, Msc, Vila Nova Star – Rede D’Or | July 21, 4 PM BRT | Watch now |
| Avaliação extensiva do sistema PerFRACTION usando medições de dose com TLD e câmaras de ionização em 6 diferentes fantomas | Samuel Avelino, Msc, Clinica Vitta | July 23, 4 PM BRT | Watch now |
| Puesta en Marcha del Control de Calidad Paciente Específico en Radiocirugía Estereotáctica | Federico Bregains, Msc, CEMENER | July 28, 3 PM BRT | Watch now |
| Comparação de diferentes plataformas de testes para análise do Isocentro sob a perspectiva de técnicas estereotáxicas | Karen Pieri, Msc, Real Hospital Portugues | July 30, 4 PM BRT | Watch now |
About the Event
The purpose of this event is for medical physicists to exchange ideas and QA and dosimetry experience using the solutions Sun Nuclear provides. Authors will submit the poster in both English and Spanish or Portuguese. A panel of judges will select the top six posters to present in a series of Virtual QADS webinars to physicists in the CALA region. The top three authors will also receive a travel grant for attending continuing educational events:
- First Place: One (1) travel grant to attend SUN DAYS Patient Safety Workshop at the Sun Nuclear Corporation headquarters in Melbourne, FL, USA.
- Second and Third Place: One (1) $500 travel grant to selected industry educational event*
Winning Posters
We're pleased to announce the top 3 poster submissions for this poster competition. Select the titles below to review the winning submissions.
1st Place | Samuel Avelino | |
2nd Place | Karen Pieri | Comparison of different test platforms for isocenters analysis at stereotaxic techniques perspective |
3rd Place | Pedro Cardoso | Feasibility Assessment of Using SRS MapCHECK for CyberKnife’s Automatic Quality Assurance (AQA) Test |
Stay tuned for announcements on the webinar presentations of these top-rated posters.
Honorable Mention Poster Submissions
We're grateful to everyone that submitted a poster for this contest. Following is a sampling of other highly rated poster submissions.
| Nicolas Larragueta | Quick tool for phantom and collimator scatter factors table generation |
| Federico Bregains | Patient Specific QA Commissioning for Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
| Federico Bregains | PSQA Investigation when acceptance criteria fails |
| Joaquin Galvan | Commissioning of Radiosurgery Conical Collimators Using TRS 483 |