College on Medical Physics: Enhancing the Role of Physicists in Clinical Medical Imaging: Procedure Optimization, quality Assurance, Risk Management, Training

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College on Medical Physics: Enhancing the Role of Physicists in Clinical Medical Imaging: Procedure Optimization, quality Assurance, Risk Management, Training | (smr 2813)

Go to day

Monday, 5 September 2016

08:30 - 17:00 Day 1

08:30 Administrative Formalities 1h30'

Registration is done upon arrival with the Guesthouse Receptionists. On Monday morning, all participants receiving financial support are kindly requested to visit the Finance Office - a shuttle will run from the Adriatico Guesthouse until 10 a.m. It is strongly recommended that you visit the finance office during this slot, as their opening hours are limited to Monday, Tuesday and Friday (please check the General Information Sheet for opening hours). You do not need to register with the College secretariat as in the past.

10:30 Opening Session 45'

Speaker: Organizers
11:15 Coffee Break 30'

11:45 Medical Image Quality Characteristics 45'

Speaker:	Perry Sprawls (Professor Emeritus, Emory University, USA)
Material:	Slides

12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
14:00 Medical Physics - Professional Issues in Developing Countries Healthcare: Optimization, Quality Assurance (QA), Risk Management, Training 45'

Speaker: Slavik Tabakov (Kings College, London, UK)
14:45 Coffee Break 30'
15:15 Overview of Radiation Protection (RP) in Diagnostic Radiology (DR) 45'

Speaker: Anna Benini (Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark)
16:00 International Framework of RP - first part 1h0'

Speaker: Anna Benini

Tuesday, 6 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 2
  - 09:00 Characteristics of Radiation for Medical Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 09:45 Radiation Quantities and Units 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Diagnostic Radiology: Contemporary X-ray Tubes and Generators 1 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 11:45 Diagnostic Radiology: Contemporary X-ray Tubes and Generators 2 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 International Framework of RP - second part 45'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 Patients' Radiation Protection 45'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
  - 16:00 Occupational Radiation Protection 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
Wednesday, 7 September 2016
- 09:00 - 20:00 Day 3
  - 09:00 Radiographic Image Formation and Contrast 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 09:45 Radiographic Receptor and Display Contrast Characteristics 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
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The Group Photograph will be taken on the Terrace
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  - 11:00 Digital Radiography Image Parameters - MTF, SNR, NPS, NEQ, DQE 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 11:45 Basics of Computed Radiography Detectors 1 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Basics of Computed Radiography Detectors 2 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 International Framework of RP 3 part Focus on the Role of Radiation Protection Officer (RPO) and Medical Physicist 45'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
  - 16:00 Digital Medical Image Characteristics 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 19:00 Buffet Dinner 1h0' ( Adriatico Cafeteria ( AGH (Kastler Lecture Hall) ) )
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Dinner reserved for all participants in the College
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Thursday, 8 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 4
  - 09:00 Medical Image Blurring and Detail 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 09:45 Medical Image Noise 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Classical and Digital Fluoroscopic Imaging Systems 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 11:45 Computed Tomography (CT) Image Formation 1 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Computed Tomography (CT) Image Formation 2 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 Overview of Computed Tomography Quality Control 45'
    
    Speaker: Mario De Denaro (Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste)
  - 16:00 New Methods and Protocols for Computed Tomography (Cardiac CT, etc.) 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Mario De Denaro
Friday, 9 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 5
  - 09:00 Computed Tomography (CT) Procedure Optimization 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 09:45 The Process of Learning and Teaching Medical Physics 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Collaborative Teaching and Resources 45'
    
    Speaker: Perry Sprawls
  - 11:45 Medical Physics e-Learning 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Chair Session Digital Imaging in Developing Countries 45'
    
    Speaker: Renato Padovani (ICTP)
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 1h15'
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 & Poster Session
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  - 16:00 Discussion of Posters on Medical Physics Education and Training from different countries/Medical Physics Education and Training session at ICTP - feedback 1h0'
    
    Speaker: ALL Faculty
Monday, 12 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 6
  - 09:00 Basic Safety Standards Requirements for Medical Exposures 45'
    
    Speaker: Neil Lewis (Kings College Hospital, London, UK)
  - 09:45 Implementation of Radiation Protection Programmes 45'
    
    Speaker: Neil Lewis
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 DR Quality Control: Evaluating X-ray Generator Performance 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 11:45 DR Quality Control:Assessment of Fluoroscopic Image Quality 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control - X-ray Tube and Generator QC 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena Stoeva, S. Tabakov
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control - X-ray Tube and Generator QC 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena Stoeva, S. Tabakov
  - 16:00 COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control - X-ray Tube and Generator QC 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena Stoeva, S. Tabakov
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 7
  - 09:00 Introduction to Radiation Protection Audit 45'
    
    Speaker: Neil Lewis
  - 09:45 Installation Shielding in DR and CT (with calculations and examples) 45'
    
    Speaker: Neil Lewis
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Fundamentals of Mammography 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 11:45 Digital Mammography 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control (contrast/detail) 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena Stoeva, S. Tabakov
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control (contrast/detail) 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena Stoeva, S. Tabakov
  - 16:00 COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control (contrast/detail) 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena Stoeva, S. Tabakov
Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 8
  - 09:00 Protocols and Code of Practice in Mammography Dose, Image Quality and Optimisation in Mammography 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 09:45 Digital Tomosynthesis 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Fundamentals of Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 11:45 Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology - I 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 International Guidelines for the Organization of RP/QC Programs 45'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 1 45'
    
    Speaker: Paola Bregant (Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste)
  - 16:00 Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 2 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Paola Bregant
Thursday, 15 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 9
  - 09:00 Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology II 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 09:45 Image Quality/Dose Balance in Diagnostic Radiology 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Noise in Medical Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 11:45 Digital Imaging in Contemporary Healthcare - An Overview 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Hospital Practicals 2 (CT - Mammo - Recording of QC Data) 3h0'
    
    Speakers: Anna Benini, Mario De Denaro, Paola Bregant, Maria Rosa Fornasier
Friday, 16 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 10
  - 09:00 Dose and Dose Indices in Diagnostic Radiology I 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 09:45 Dose and Dose Indices in Diagnostic Radiology II 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Dentistry 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 11:45 Safety and Structural Planning in NM 45'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Hospital Practicals (CT - Mammo - Data Recording) 3h0'
    
    Speakers: Anna Benini, Mario De Denaro, Paola Bregant, Maria Rosa Fornasier
Monday, 19 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 11
  - 09:00 Magnetic Resonance (MR) Basic Physics and Signal Generation 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski (Emory University, USA)
  - 09:45 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Systems and Hardware 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Radiation Detectors and Measurement 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA)
  - 11:45 Characteristis of Radionuclides for Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 The MR Imaging Process - Spatial Localization I 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 The MR Imaging Process - Spatial Localization II 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski
  - 16:00 Principles of Radiation Protection in NM 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 13
  - 09:00 The MR Imaging Methods - Pulse Sequences 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski
  - 09:45 Spatial Characteristics, Image Detail, Noise and Contrast 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Gamma Camera Function and Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 11:45 Gamma Camera Image Quality Characteristics 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Hospital Practicals - Calibration of Equipment 3h0'
    
    Speakers: Anna Benini, Mario De Denaro, Maria Rosa Fornasier
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 13
  - 09:00 MR Angiography and Diffusion Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski
  - 09:45 MR Artifacts and Related Problems 45'
    
    Speaker: John Oshinski
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Evaluating Gamma Camera Performance and Quality Control 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 11:45 Radionuclide Tomographic Imaging (SPECT) 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Hospital Practicals - Calibration of Equipment 3h0'
    
    Speakers: Anna Benini, Mario De Denaro, Maria Rosa Fornasier
Thursday, 22 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 14
  - 09:00 Fundamental of NIR Safety 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 09:45 Fundamental of NIR Safety - Other NIR and Ultrasound 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Radionuclide Tomographic Imaging (PET) 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 11:45 Evaluation of SPECT and Non-Imaging Systems 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Radionuclide Dose Considerations 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 Nuclear Medicine Imaging Procedures 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
  - 16:00 Open forum for Questions/Comments - NM Physics 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Tipnis
Friday, 23 September 2016
- 09:00 - 17:00 Day 15
  - 09:00 Medical Radiation and Pregnancy 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 09:45 Monte Carlo Methods in Medical Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
  - 11:00 Mathematical Phantoms 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco Milano
  - 11:45 Principles of RP in Interventional Radiology 45'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
  - 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
  - 14:00 Discussion and Examples of Doses to Patients in Interventional Cardiology 45'
    
    Speaker: Anna Benini
  - 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
  - 15:15 Discussion of Practical issues Regarding RP and QC in NM 45'
    
    Speakers: Anna Benini, Mario De Denaro
  - 16:00 Feedback Session of the College 1h0'
    
    Speaker: Faculty