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Presentations from the AAPM 2004 meeting in Pittsburgh can be found here.
AAPM 2003 posters presented in San Diego
SU-DD-PDS-37 Dose-Distance Constraints: A New Method for Controlling Intensity Modulated Treatment Planning Dose Distributions
Byline J Deasy*, C. Zakarian, Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, USA
dose_distance_constraints_deasy.ppt
SU-FF-PDS-65 A Method for Fast 3-D IMRT Dose Calculations: The Quadrant Infinite Beam (QIB) Algorithm
Byline E Kalinin*, J Deasy, Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, USA
fast_IMRT_dose_calculations_deasy.ppt
WE-E20D-7 Open-Source DICOM and GUI Tools for Treatment Planning Research (WIP)
Byline E Spezi1, J Deasy2, C Zakarian2, 1Velindre Hospital, Cardiff, UK, 2Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, USA
open_source_tools_spezi_aapm03_poster2.ppt
TH-C20D-5 Denoising of Monte Carlo Dose Distributions Via Locally Adaptive Hybrid Median Filtering
Byline I El Naqa*, J Deasy, M Vicic, Washington Univ, St Louis, MO, USA
aapm03_denoise_med_poster_elnaqa_deasy2.ppt
TH-C20D-6 Validation Maps for Bias Correction in Monte Carlo Denoising
Byline J Deasy*, I El Naqa, M Vicic, Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, USA
aapm03_denoise_validation_poster_deasy.ppt
PO-T-120 Adaptive Gridding for IMRT Dose Calculations
Byline J Deasy*, I El Naqa, Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO
adaptive_gridding_aapm03_poster_elnaqa_deasy2.ppt
WE-C20A-6 Automated Breathing Motion Modeling for 4D CT
Byline I ElNaqa*, D Low, J Deasy, A Amini, M Nystrom, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
aapm03_optflow_ poster2.ppt
PO-T-223 Dosimetric Validation of CERR Version 2
Byline C Zakarian*, J Deasy, A Blanco, Washington Univ, Saint Louis, MO, USA
dosimetric_validation_cerr_zakarian2.ppt
Adaptive colormaps for colorwash dose displays:  ‘visual reference’ colormaps
Joseph O. Deasy and Constantine Zakarian
 adaptive_colormaps_deasy.ppt
Proceedings from the NCI/NSF sponsered workshop on Operations Research Applications in Radiation Therapy (ORART), help February 7-9, 2002, can be found. Proceedings
Acceleration of Monte Carlo dose calculations via denoising techniques
J. O. Deasy, poster presented at the Boston ASTRO mtg., Oct. 2000.		 deasy_poster_final.pdf
Denoising of electron beam Monte Carlo dose distributions using digital filtering techniques
J. O. Deasy, Phys. Med. Biol. 45 (2000) 1765-1779.		 deasy0pmb.pdf
Adaptive grid generation for IMRT treatment planning: regions of interest and pencil beam gridding.
Presented at the 1999 AAPM Mtg., Nashville, TN.		 aapm99_grid_text.pdf (poster text)
Figure 1.pdf
Figure 2.pdf
Figure 3.pdf
Figure 4.pdf
matlab_file.txt (Matlab text - gives a detailed map of the algorithm logic)
Stochastic beam weight optimization using the differential evolution algorithm.
Presented at the 1999 AAPM Mtg., Nashville, TN.		 aapm99_diff_evol.PDF (Poster text Differential Evolution Matlab code)
Electron Energy and Angular Distributions in Radiotherapy
J. O. Deasy, 1992, dissertation, University of Kentucky.		 jod_diss.pdf (file)
errata.pdf (errata)
Radiotherapy treatment planning: Proposed tools for more efficient planning
J. O. Deasy, Medical Physics Report 97-74, Issued Oct. 1997.		 mprpt74.html
Deasy, J.O., Tumor Control Probability Models for Nonuniform Dose Distributions.
Proc. Fifth Intl. Conf. on Dose, Time, and Fractionation in Radiation Oncology, ed. Paliwal, B, Hebert, D, Fowler, J, Kinsella, T,
Madision, Wisconsin, pp. 65-85, 1998.		 deasy98tdf_tcp_nonuniform_dose.pdf
Deasy, J.O., Inter-patient and Intra-tumor Radiosensitivity Heterogeneity.
Proc. Fifth Intl. Conf. on Dose, Time, and Fractionation in Radiation Oncology, ed. Paliwal, B,
Hebert, D, Fowler, J, Kinsella, T,
Madision, Wisconsin, pp. 65-85, 1998.		 deasy98tdf_tcp_heterogeneity.pdf
Tumor control probability models for nonuniform dose distributions: foundations, clinical implications, and clinical applicability
J. O. Deasy, ESTRO Review for Challanges in Conformal Radiotherapy Workshop,
Nice, Sept. 1997, and JGBCC Medical Physics Report, Issued July 1997
(unfortunately I missed the workshop due to mechanical difficulties before we left the ground! Thanks to Alan Nahum who picked up the ball.)		 estro97_deasy.html
A prospective study of salivary function sparing in patients with head-and-neck cancers receiving itensity-modulated or three-dimensional radiation therapy: initial results
K.S.Clifford Chao, J.O.Deasy, Int.J.Radiation Oncology 49 (2001)907-16		 Chao1IJROBP.pdf
Uncertainties in model-based outcome predictions for treatment planning
J.O. Deasy, K.S. Clifford Chao, J. Markman, Int.J.Radiation Oncology 51(), 2001. 1389-99		 bioeffect_uncertainties.pdf
Comments on the use of the Lyman-Burman model to describe tissue response to nonuniform irradiation
J.O. Deasy, Int.J.Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 47(5), 2000. 1458-9		 deasy0ijrobp.pdf
Bioeffect modeling of nonuniform dose distributions for paired organs
J. Markman, J.O. Deasy, K.S. Chao, D.A. Low
Washington University School of Medicine, MO		 markman0wc2k.pdf
Multiple local minima in radiotherapy optimization problems with dose-volume constraints
J.O. Deasy, Med. Phys. 24(7), July 1997. 1157-61		 minima_mph.pdf
A proton dose calculation algorithm for conformal therapy simulations based on Moliere's theory of lateral deflections
J.O. Deasy, Med. Phys. 25(4), April 1998. 476-83		 protons_mph.pdf
US Patent Number 5418715
J.O. Deasy, Middleton, Wis.
May 23, 1995		 US05418715__.pdf
US Patent Number 5418827
J.O. Deasy, Middleton, Wis.; R. De Leone, Madison, Wis.
May 23, 1995		 US05418827__.pdf
US Patent Number 5668371
J.O. Deasy, Louisville, Ky.; T.R. Mackie, Madison, Wis.; P.M. DeLuca, Madison, Wis.
September 16, 1997		 US05668371__.pdf