Supporting Documentation
Meeting Location & AccomModations
Coffman Memorial Union, Presidents Room
300 Washington Ave SE
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Parking
The East River Road Garage (385 East River Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55455) is most convenient to Coffman Memorial Union. Parking rates and other parking facilities are available here: https://pts.umn.edu/park-and-drive/general-information/public-parking
Accommodations
Hilton Garden Inn – Minneapolis University Area
511 Huron Blvd. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, (612) 504-3000
Rate: $126 per night + tax
Book before Sept. 25th at https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/msputgi-90x-15ad4200-05c4-4f12-bfd3-0e9d6b207cfc/
or by calling (612-504-3000) and asking for rate plan 90X
Join us for our Night Out
Thursday, October 15th, 2026
(Formerly Lake Monster Brewing Co.)
550 Vandalia Street #160, St Paul, MN, 55114
6-9 PM
Registration is free for meeting attendees, but required. Please register separately from the main meeting registration. Tickets are limited.
Corporate Sponsors
We thank the following sponsors for supporting the Night Out:
Meeting Agenda & Presentations
7:15 Registration and continental breakfast (45 min)
8:00 Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements
8:20 Morning Session I
Kevin Treb, PhD (University of Minnesota) “Balancing Good Science and Clinical Workflow in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Dosimetry” (20 min)
John Lucido, PhD (Mayo Clinic) “VMAT TBI” (20 min)
Michael Garwood, PhD (University of Minnesota) “Unconventional Approaches Toward More Compact and Transportable MRI Scanners” (40 min)
Jennifer Pursley, PhD (Mayo Clinic) “AAPM Fellowship: What does it take to become a Fellow?” (20 min), talk will be presented by Maryam Mashayekhi, PhD
10:00 Morning break and vendor interactions (30 min)
10:30 Morning Session II
Residency Directors – Residency Program Overview and Panel Discussion (80 min)
- University of Minnesota: Eric Ehler
- Minnesota Radiation Oncology- MRO: Raj Varadhan
- University of Wisconsin Therapy: Abby Besemer;
- University of Wisconsin Imaging: Alisa Walz-Flannigan
- Mayo Clinic Therapy: John Lucido
- Mayo Clinic Imaging: Cynthia McCollough
Maryam Mashayekhi, PhD (Mayo Clinic) “Radiation Therapy for Benign Diseases ” (20 min)
11:50 NCC-AAPM Business Meeting (30 min)
12:20 Lunch break/Vendor interactions (60 min)
13:20 Early Career Investigator Competition (95 min)
14:55 Afternoon break and vendor interactions (30 min)
15:25 Afternoon Session
Cynthia McCollough, PhD (Mayo Clinic) “Photon Counting CT” (45 min)
Mark Geurts, MS (Mayo Clinic) “AAPM advocacy in state regulations” (15 min)
16:25 Closing remarks, Awards, and Adjourn
“This meeting has applied to CAMPEP for approval of 6.15 MPCEC hours.”