Main description:

The Mexican Symposia on Medical Physics represent a forum for invited presentations and contributions related to the main areas of physics applied to medicine and biology presently of interest in Mexico (imaging techniques, radiotherapy, dosimetry, digital medical equipment, physiological measurements, optical techniques and educational issues).

Contents:

Neutron Spectrum and Dose an a CMOS.- Spectra of Photons and Neutrons Generated in a Heterogeneous Head of A 15 MV LINAC At differents Field Sizes Geometrical Splitting Technique to Improve the Computational Efficiency in Monte Carlo Calculations for Proton Therapy.- Intricacies and Strategies for the Implementation of New Technologies in Radiotherapy: Reflections on the Meaning and Prevention of the Error.- Intricacies and Strategies for the Implementation of New Technologies in Radiotherapy: Experience in the Startup of a Radiosurgery Service.- Dosimetric Comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy, Step-And-Shoot, and Sliding Window IMRT for Prostate Cancer.- Mean Glandular Dose in a Breast Screening Programme.- Analysis of Errors Detected in External Beam Audit Dosimetry Program at Mexican Radiotherapy Centers.- CR Mammography: Design and Implementation of a Quality Control Program.- Variation of MRI Coil Uniformity Caused by ?pet Shieldings.- Heat Flux Measurement in Biological Tissues by Photothermal Beam Deflection.- Pulse-Echo Sound Speed Estimation using Second Order Speckle Statistics.