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

ALL FACULTY

Discussion of Posters on Medical Physics Education and Training from different countries/Medical Physics Education and Training session at ICTP - feedback

BENINI, Anna (Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark)

Overview of Radiation Protection (RP) in Diagnostic Radiology (DR)

International Framework of RP - first part

International Framework of RP - second part

Patients' Radiation Protection

Occupational Radiation Protection

International Framework of RP 3 part Focus on the Role of Radiation Protection Officer (RPO) and Medical Physicist

Hospital Practicals 2 (CT - Mammo - Recording of QC Data)

Hospital Practicals - Calibration of Equipment

Principles of RP in Interventional Radiology

Discussion and Examples of Doses to Patients in Interventional Cardiology

Discussion of Practical issues Regarding RP and QC in NM

International Guidelines for the Organization of RP/QC Programs

Safety and Structural Planning in NM

Hospital Practicals (CT - Mammo - Data Recording)

Principles of Radiation Protection in NM

BREGANT, Paola (Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste)

Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 1

Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 2

Hospital Practicals 2 (CT - Mammo - Recording of QC Data)

Hospital Practicals (CT - Mammo - Data Recording)

DE DENARO, Mario (Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste)

Overview of Computed Tomography Quality Control

New Methods and Protocols for Computed Tomography (Cardiac CT, etc.)

Hospital Practicals 2 (CT - Mammo - Recording of QC Data)

Hospital Practicals (CT - Mammo - Data Recording)

Hospital Practicals - Calibration of Equipment

Discussion of Practical issues Regarding RP and QC in NM

FACULTY

Feedback Session of the College

FORNASIER, Maria Rosa

Hospital Practicals 2 (CT - Mammo - Recording of QC Data)

Hospital Practicals (CT - Mammo - Data Recording)

Hospital Practicals - Calibration of Equipment

LEWIS, Neil (Kings College Hospital, London, UK)

Basic Safety Standards Requirements for Medical Exposures

Implementation of Radiation Protection Programmes

Introduction to Radiation Protection Audit

Installation Shielding in DR and CT (with calculations and examples)

MILANO, Franco (University of Florence, Italy)

Fundamentals of Mammography

Digital Mammography

Protocols and Code of Practice in Mammography Dose, Image Quality and Optimisation in Mammography

Digital Tomosynthesis

Fundamentals of Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology

Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology - I

Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology II

Image Quality/Dose Balance in Diagnostic Radiology

Noise in Medical Imaging

Fundamental of NIR Safety

Fundamental of NIR Safety - Other NIR and Ultrasound

Medical Radiation and Pregnancy

Monte Carlo Methods in Medical Imaging

Mathematical Phantoms

Dose and Dose Indices in Diagnostic Radiology I

Dose and Dose Indices in Diagnostic Radiology II

Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Dentistry

ORGANIZERS

Opening Session

OSHINSKI, John (Emory University, USA)

Magnetic Resonance (MR) Basic Physics and Signal Generation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Systems and Hardware

The MR Imaging Process - Spatial Localization I

The MR Imaging Process - Spatial Localization II

The MR Imaging Methods - Pulse Sequences

Spatial Characteristics, Image Detail, Noise and Contrast

MR Angiography and Diffusion Imaging

MR Artifacts and Related Problems

PADOVANI, Renato (ICTP)

Chair Session Digital Imaging in Developing Countries

S. TABAKOV, Magdalena Stoeva,

COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control - X-ray Tube and Generator QC

COMPUTER SESSION: DR Quality Control (contrast/detail)

SPRAWLS, Perry (Professor Emeritus, Emory University, USA)

Medical Image Quality Characteristics

Digital Medical Image Characteristics

Characteristics of Radiation for Medical Imaging

Radiation Quantities and Units

Radiographic Image Formation and Contrast

Radiographic Receptor and Display Contrast Characteristics

Medical Image Blurring and Detail

Medical Image Noise

Computed Tomography (CT) Procedure Optimization

The Process of Learning and Teaching Medical Physics

Collaborative Teaching and Resources

Digital Medical Image Characteristics

TABAKOV, Slavik (Kings College, London, UK)

Medical Physics - Professional Issues in Developing Countries Healthcare: Optimization, Quality Assurance (QA), Risk Management, Training

Diagnostic Radiology: Contemporary X-ray Tubes and Generators 1

Diagnostic Radiology: Contemporary X-ray Tubes and Generators 2

Digital Radiography Image Parameters - MTF, SNR, NPS, NEQ, DQE

Basics of Computed Radiography Detectors 1

Basics of Computed Radiography Detectors 2

Classical and Digital Fluoroscopic Imaging Systems

Computed Tomography (CT) Image Formation 1

Computed Tomography (CT) Image Formation 2

Medical Physics e-Learning

DR Quality Control: Evaluating X-ray Generator Performance

DR Quality Control:Assessment of Fluoroscopic Image Quality

Digital Imaging in Contemporary Healthcare - An Overview

TIPNIS, Sameer (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA)

Radiation Detectors and Measurement

Characteristis of Radionuclides for Imaging

Gamma Camera Function and Imaging

Gamma Camera Image Quality Characteristics

Evaluating Gamma Camera Performance and Quality Control

Radionuclide Tomographic Imaging (SPECT)

Radionuclide Tomographic Imaging (PET)

Evaluation of SPECT and Non-Imaging Systems

Radionuclide Dose Considerations

Nuclear Medicine Imaging Procedures

Open forum for Questions/Comments - NM Physics

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