Joint ICTP-IAEA School on Quality Assurance and Dose Management in Hybrid Imaging (SPECT/CT AND PET/CT) | (smr 3240)
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 1
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09:00
Welcome and Introduction
15'
Speaker: G.L. Poli (IAEA) -
09:15
Medical Physics at the ICTP
15'
Speaker: L. Bertocchi (ICTP) -
09:30
Participants' self introduction
30'
Speaker: G.L. Poli -
10:00
Entrance Test
30'
Speaker: G.L. Poli - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
The gamma camera: basic principles
1h0'
Speaker: J. Dickson (UCL, UK) -
12:00
CT physics
30'
Speaker: P. Bregant (Trieste Hospital) - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
CT physics
30'
Speaker: P. Bregant -
14:00
Performance measurements and QC: CT
1h0'
Speaker: M. De Denaro (Trieste Hospital) - 15:00 Coffee break 30'
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15:30
CT Artefacts
30'
Speaker: P. Bregant -
16:00
Radiation dose metrics (dose, dose equivalent, effective dose)
30'
Speaker: R. Padovani (ICTP) -
16:30
CT dose calculation CTDI accuracy
30'
Speaker: R. Padovani
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09:00
Welcome and Introduction
15'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 1
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 2
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09:00
QMS in medical imaging
30'
Speaker: G.L. Poli -
09:30
Patient dose assessment in CT
30'
Speaker: R. Padovani (ICTP) -
10:00
Patient dose assessment in NM
30'
Speaker: J. Dickson - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Software for dosimetric evaluation in CT and NM
30'
Speaker: Matheoud R. & Poli G.L. -
11:30
QA/QC on nuclear medicine radionuclide calibrators
30'
Speaker: G.L. Poli -
12:00
SPECT/CT systems AC and image registration
30'
Speaker: J. Dickson - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Practical session: QC on CT, in the computer room, test DICOM images
3h0'
Speaker: De Denaro & Bregant
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09:00
QMS in medical imaging
30'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 2
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 3
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09:00
Performance measurements and QC: planar and SPECT
1h0'
Speaker: G.L. Poli -
10:00
Performance measurements and QC: SPECT/CT
30'
Speaker: O. Mawlawi - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Artefacts in SPECT/CT
30'
Speaker: J. Dickson -
11:30
dedicated SPECT systems
30'
Speaker: R. Matheoud -
12:00
SPECT systems - image reconstruction and applications
30'
Speaker: J. Dickson - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Practical session: QC on SPECT/CT, in the computer room, test DICOM images, tutorial videos, IAEA-NMQC Toolkit
3h0'
Speaker: Dickson & Poli
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09:00
Performance measurements and QC: planar and SPECT
1h0'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 3
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 4
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09:00
PET physics
1h0'
Speaker: O. Mawlawi -
10:00
Performance measurements and QC: PET/CT
30'
Speaker: R. Matheoud - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Performance measurements and QC: PET/CT
30'
Speaker: R. Matheoud -
11:30
Image quality in PET/CT
30'
Speaker: R. Matheoud -
12:00
Artefacts in PET/CT
30'
Speaker: O. Mawlawi - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Practical session: QC on PET/CT, in the computer room, test DICOM images with IDL software Videos: how to perform an acceptance testing IAEA/Osama tutorial videos, Roberta's tutorial videos
3h0'
Speaker: Matheoud & Mawlawi
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09:00
PET physics
1h0'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 4
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 5
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09:00
Dose optimization in SPECT/CT
30'
Speaker: J. Dickson -
09:30
Dose optimization in PET/CT
30'
Speaker: R. Matheoud -
10:00
Optimisation strategies and dose considerations for paediatric patients
30'
Speaker: J. Dickson - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Recent developments in TOF-PET
30'
Speaker: R. Matheoud -
11:30
Future Trends in NM Technology PET/MR
30'
Speaker: O. Mawlawi -
12:00
Non-invasive quantification (beyond SUV) in PET
30'
Speaker: O. Mawlawi - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
IAEA activities to support NM medical Physics
30'
Speaker: G.L. Poli -
14:00
Q&A
1h0'
Speaker: ALL
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09:00
Dose optimization in SPECT/CT
30'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 5
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 6
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09:00
Introduction: participants and lecturers. Organization of the work
30'
Speaker: VASSILEVA & BERTOCCHI -
09:30
Overview of factors influencing patient dose and image quality in SPECT/CT and PET/CT (NM and CT part)
1h0'
Speaker: S. Holm - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Patient dose management in hybrid imaging. Optimization of clinical protocols. Size-specific and pediatric protocols. Proper use of CT
1h30'
Speaker: S. Holm - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) - concept and use
30'
Speaker: J. Vassileva (IAEA) -
14:00
Patient exposure monitoring in a hybrid imaging department
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn (Sweden) -
14:30
Authomatic dose management sytems for CT
30'
Speaker: BREGANT & DE DENARO - 15:00 Coffee break 30'
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15:30
Practical session in classrom/ computer room (2 or 3 groups): reviewing/ discussing data collected by participants on SPECT/CT (data collection forms and instrucions will be sent to them in advance)
1h30'
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09:00
Introduction: participants and lecturers. Organization of the work
30'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 6
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09:00 - 19:30
Day 7
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09:00
Practical session in classrom/ computer room (2 or 3 groups): reviewing/ discussing data collected by participants on PET/CT (data collection forms and instrucions will be sent to them in advance)
1h30'
- 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Management of unsealed sources
30'
Speaker: M. Marengo (Italy) -
11:30
Instrumentation for radiation monitoring
30'
Speaker: M. Marengo -
12:00
Personal dose monitoring
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Practical session in the Trieste Hospital in 4 groups: 15:00 - 17:00 Groups 1 and 2 17:00 - 19:00 Groups 3 and 4 Each group attends the following 1 hour sessions: Session 1 in the Medical Physics Department: gamma spectrometry, waste management, internal dosimetry (MR Fornasier) Session 2 in the Nuclear Medicine Department: patient management, quality assurance (M. De Denaro)
4h0'
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09:00
Practical session in classrom/ computer room (2 or 3 groups): reviewing/ discussing data collected by participants on PET/CT (data collection forms and instrucions will be sent to them in advance)
1h30'
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09:00 - 19:30
Day 7
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 8
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09:00
Radiation protection in radiopharmacy
30'
Speaker: M. Marengo -
09:30
Radiation protection in hospital cyclotrons
1h0'
Speaker: M. Marengo - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Overview of gamma-spectrometry
1h0'
Speaker: M. Marengo -
12:00
Safe techniques for administration of radiopharmaceuticals
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Nuclear medicine procedures during pregnancy
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn -
14:00
Fetal dose assesment from NM procedure to a pregnant patient
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn -
14:30
Fetal dose assesment from CT procedure to a pregnant patient
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn - 15:00 Coffee break 30'
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15:30
Dose assessment and dose management during breastfeeding
1h0'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn -
16:30
Radiation protection of female staff members
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn
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09:00
Radiation protection in radiopharmacy
30'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 8
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09:00 - 17:50
Day 9
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09:00
Release of patients
30'
Speaker: M. Marengo -
09:30
Waste management
1h0'
Speaker: M. Marengo - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
Designing a SPECT-CT and PET/CT facility: what should be considered?
30'
Speaker: M. Marengo -
11:30
Shielding calculations for SPECT/CT facility
30'
Speaker: R. Padovani -
12:00
Shielding calculations for PET/CT facility
30'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Practical session in 2 groups: design of a hybrid facility and shielding calculations
1h30'
- 15:00 Coffee break 30'
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15:30
Practical session in 2 groups: design of a hybrid facility and shielding calculations
1h30'
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09:00
Release of patients
30'
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09:00 - 17:50
Day 9
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 10
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09:00
Errors/ incidents in hybrid imaging - what can go wrong and how to prevent?
1h0'
Speaker: S. Leide-Svegborn -
10:00
Investigating, reporting and learning from incidents. Safety culture
30'
Speaker: M. Marengo - 10:30 Coffee break 30'
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11:00
International BSS and Safety Guide
30'
Speaker: J. Vassileva -
11:30
IAEA resources relevant to NM
30'
Speaker: J. Vassileva -
12:00
Team work and safety culture: discussion
30'
Speaker: Panel - 12:30 Lunch break 1h0'
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13:30
Exit test, Q&A, closing and certificates
1h30'
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09:00
Errors/ incidents in hybrid imaging - what can go wrong and how to prevent?
1h0'
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09:00 - 17:00
Day 10