15 Hours of CME Credit in Mammography Physics

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15 HOURS OF CME CREDITS IN MAMMOGRAPHY PHYSICS

Saint Francis Hospital Breast Seminar 

Tulsa, Oklahoma 

April 12-13, 1996 



On behalf of Saint Francis Hospital, I would like to invite you to our

upcoming breast seminar.  The seminar is well respected regionally

by physicians and technologists involved in mammography and the

management of breast disease.  This year the seminar is being

expanded to provide national appeal.  Also mammography physics will

be included in the program.  A certificate proclaiming 15 hours of

continuing education credit will be awarded to seminar participants by

Saint Francis Hospital.  



The registration fee for the two day program is $350.00.  The

registration fee includes certificate of attendance, educational

materials, breaks and lunch both days.  A refund of $325.00 will be

made if cancellation is made in writing and received by March 29,

1996 ($25.00 processing and handling fee is deducted).  



Our guest faculty have both national and international reputations. 

Guest faculty is expected to include Bill Ekland, M.D., Lazlo Tabar,

M.D., Ed Hendrick, Ph.D., and Art Howe, Ph.D.  Local faculty will

include:  John Frame, M.D., Tony Madeira, M.D., David Gooden,

Ph.D., and Shikuan She, M.S.  



Specific topics for the mammography physics tract include:  



þ      The impact of MQSA:  Present and future.  

þ      Test equipment for physics evaluations. 

þ      The unique role of the physicist in mammography.  

þ      Computerized data reduction and analysis.  

þ      The physics of mammography image quality. 

þ      The physicist's report and recommendations.  

þ      What's available in mammography equipment?  

þ      Radiation dose and risk.  

þ      The effect of target/filter on dose and contrast.  

þ      The physicist and the QC technologists.  

þ      Physics test procedures.  

þ      Processor chemistry quality control.  



To register, please send a check payable to:  



Saint Francis Hospital 

Department of Continuing Medical Education 

6161 South Yale 

Tulsa, OK  74136 

PHONE:        (918) 494-1677 

FAX:          (918) 494-6499 



Include name, address, city, state/country, zip code, daytime phone,

FAX and affiliation.  



Hotel arrangements are to be made directly with the  



Doubletree Hotel at Warren Place 

6110 South Yale Avenue 

Tulsa, OK  74136 

(918) 495-1000 



prior to March 29, 1996.  Identify yourself as being with the Saint

Francis Hospital Breast Conference to receive the group rate of

$65.00 (plus state and local tax) for a single or double room.  Please

book early as a limited number of rooms are blocked.  



I look forward to seeing you in April, 1996.  





David S. Gooden, Ph.D., J.D. 

Phone:        (918) 494-1444 

FAX:          (918) 494-1452 

email: gooden@vms.ocom.okstate.edu