Medical Imaging Physics and Technology - Principles of Optimisation, Safety, and Education Development for Building Capacity in Developing Countries

Description

The ICTP Medical Physics College 2022 is designed to support young medical physicists from developing countries.

The Physics of Medical Imaging is at the heart of contemporary medicine. Medical Imaging equipment is complex and its proper and safe function requires medical physicists trained in imaging procedures and applications. Building capacity in developing countries on this subject is essential for the complete delivery of healthcare in these countries. For its 30 years of existence, the College on Medical Physics has trained over a thousand medical physicists. Due to the rapid evolution of medical imaging equipment, the need of medical physicists is constantly growing and the College is always oversubscribed. In the future, this demand will further increase as the recent reports of WHO, IAEA and IOMP show that by 2035 there will be a need of almost three times more medical physicists globally.

The College 2022 Directors and lecturers are very experienced and have led similar activities in ICTP, Trieste and other countries. The College will prepare the participants to be able to transfer their knowledge to their colleagues. To allow this the College participants will receive a free compilation of e-learning materials.

Topics:

Medical Imaging Physics of the following contemporary Technologies, plus related optimisation, safety, eﬀective use and education transfer will be covered:

- X-ray Imaging

- Multi Detector Computed Tomography

- Digital mammography, fluoroscopy and others

- SPECT Tomography

- PET Tomography

- Hybrid Imaging systems

- Digital and other radiation detectors

- Magnetic Resonance Imaging

The College Programme will cover these topics with emphasis on:

- Medical Image parameters

- Optimizing Medical Imaging Procedure

- Evaluation and analysis of Medical Images

- Networks in medical imaging departments

- Medical Imaging Equipment: Management and Specification

- Medical Imaging: Dose Management and Radiation Protection

- Interventional imaging

Additionally:

- Developing Medical Physics Effective Knowledge Structures

- Capacity Building Principles

- Developing online e-learning activities

Speakers:

L. BERTOCCHI, ICTP, Italy
P. BREGANT, Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy
F. MILANO, University of Florence, Italy

J. OSHINSKI, Emory University, School of Medicine, USA

R. PADOVANI, ICTP, Italy
A. SEIBERT, UC Davis Health, CA, USA

P. SPRAWLS, Emory University, School of Medicine, USA
M.S. STOEVA, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
S. TABAKOV, King’s College London and IUPESM, UK
V. TABAKOVA, King's College London, UK

S.V. TIPNIS, Medical University of South Carolina, USA

Grants: A limited number of grants are available to support the attendance of selected participants, with priority given to participants from developing countries.

There is no registration fee.

Material

Final list of Participants Group photo How to choose your Time Zone Poster

Medical Imaging Physics and Technology - Principles of Optimisation, Safety, and Education Development for Building Capacity in Developing Countries | (smr 3734)

Go to day

Monday, 5 September 2022

09:00 - 09:45 Registration formalities

REGISTRATION: Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest Houses, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities at the Adriatico Guesthouse. The Registration Desk will be open at the Lower level from 9.00 to 9.45.

Time zone: You can choose your time zone (in place of Europe/Rome) on the top right of the page and the programme time will be modified accordingly.

09:50 - 15:50
- 09:50 Medical Imaging – History, Progress and Future Trends 45'
  
  Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
- 10:40 Coffee break 20'
- 11:00 Medical Physics - professional development in LMIC countries healthcare: Optimization, Quality Assurance (QA), Risk Management, Training 45'
  
  Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
- 11:50 Radiation Quantities and Units 45'
  
  Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
- 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
- 14:00 Overview of Radiation Protection (RP) in Diagnostic Radiology (DR) 45'
  
  Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
- 14:45 Coffee break 45'
- 15:30 Preparation and moving into Leonardo da Vinci Building (Budinich Hall) 20'

16:00 - 19:00 College Ceremony

16:00 Opening & Ceremony 1h0'

Speakers:	Luciano BERTOCCHI (ICTP, Italy), Atish DABHOLKAR (Director ICTP, Italy), Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
Material:	Ceremony Programme

17:00 Welcome Reception 2h0'

Tuesday, 6 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Contemporary X-ray tubes and generators 1 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 09:50 Contemporary X-ray tubes and generators 2 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 International framework of RP first part 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 11:50 Fundamentals of Dosimetry in Diagnostic radiology 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 International framework of RP second part 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 Patients' Radiation Protection 50'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 16:10 Characteristics of Medical Images that Determine Visibility of Body Structure and Clinical Conditions 50'
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On-line lecture
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    Speaker: Perry SPRAWLS (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
- 09:00 - 16:50
  - 09:00 Digital Radiography image parameters – MTF, SNR, NPS, NEQ, DQE 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 09:50 Computed Radiography detectors 1 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Computed Radiography detectors 2 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 11:50 Occupational Radiation Protection 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 Practical implementation of QA/QC programs 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 Digital Image Structure, Characteristics, and Effects of Visibility and Clinical Applications 50'
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On-line lecture
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    Speaker: Perry SPRAWLS (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 16:00 Medical Imaging Procedure Optimization and the Expanding Role of Medical Physicists 50'
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On-line lecture
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    Speaker: Perry SPRAWLS (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
Thursday, 8 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Classical and Digital Fluoroscopic imaging systems 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 09:50 Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 MDCT 45'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
  - 11:50 Overview of Computed Tomography Quality Control 45'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 New methods and protocols for Computed Tomography (Cardiac CT, etc) 45'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 The Learning and Teaching Process Applied to Medical Physics 50'
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On-line lecture
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    Speaker: Perry SPRAWLS (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 16:10 Medical Physics Education Models and Methods 50'
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On-line lecture
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    Speaker: Perry SPRAWLS (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
Friday, 9 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Computed Tomography (CT) Optimization 45'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
  - 09:50 Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology – 1 Tips on Dose Reference Levels 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology – 2 Uncertainties and Errors Propagation 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 11:50 Medical Physics e-Learning and using of Moodle 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 Using the free LMS software Moodle for building Medical Physics on-line modules and MSc programmes 45'
    
    Speaker: Vassilka TABAKOVA (King's College London, UK)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 Discussion of posters “Medical Physics Education and Training” from different countries 50'
    
    Speaker: Renato PADOVANI (ICTP, Italy)
  - 16:10 Medical Physics Education and Training session at ICTP - Feedback 50'
    
    Speaker: Renato PADOVANI (ICTP, Italy)
Monday, 12 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Basic Safety Standards (BSS) Requirements for Medical Exposures 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 09:50 Radiation Protection Programmes Implementation 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 DR Quality Control: Evaluating X-ray generator performance 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 11:50 DR Quality Control: Assessment of Fluoroscopic image quality 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 DR Quality Control COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (X-ray tube and generator QC) 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 DR Quality Control: COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (X-ray tube and generator QC) 50'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 16:10 DR Quality Control: COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (X-ray tube and generator QC) 50'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Tuesday, 13 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Hospital Information Systems 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 09:50 PACS and DICOM 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 10:40 Group photo & Coffee 20'
  - 11:00 Installation Shielding in DR and CT (with calculations and examples) 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 11:50 Implementation of Bonn Call-for-Action 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 DR Quality Control COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (contrast/detail) 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 DR Quality Control COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (contrast/detail) 50'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 16:10 DR Quality Control COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (contrast/detail) 50'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK), Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Wednesday, 14 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Noise in Medical Imaging Mammography (Film-Screen/Digital) 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 09:50 Advanced Mammography applications (Tomosynthesis & Contrast enhanced Digital Mammography) 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Medical Radiation and Pregnancy 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 11:50 Test objects in Diagnostic Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 HOSPITAL PRACTICAL 1 (CT + MAMMO) 3h0'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
Thursday, 15 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Dose Optimization in Radiology and Fluoroscopy 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 09:50 Radiation Dose and Image Quality in Dentistry and CBCT 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Principles of monitoring and setting of procedures 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 11:50 Examples of patients doses in interventional cardiology 45'
    
    Speaker: Magdalena STOEVA (Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 HOSPITAL PRACTICAL 2 (CT + MAMMO) 3h0'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
Friday, 16 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Management of Digital Imaging in Contemporary Healthcare 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 09:50 Specifications of Medical Imaging Equipment 45'
    
    Speaker: Slavik TABAKOV (IOMP, King's College London, UK)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Introduction to Radiation Protection Audit 45'
    
    Speaker: Renato PADOVANI (ICTP, Italy)
  - 11:50 Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 1 45'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 2 45'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 Radiation Exposure for CR/DR What, Why, Where, How? -1 50'
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On-line lecture
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    Speaker: Antony SEIBERT (UC Davis Health, CA, USA)
  - 16:10 Radiation Exposure for CR/DR What, Why, Where, How?- 2 50'
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On-line lecture
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    Speaker: Antony SEIBERT (UC Davis Health, CA, USA)
Monday, 19 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Magnetic resonance (MR) basic physics and signal generation 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 09:50 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems and hardware 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Radiation detectors and measurement 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 11:50 Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 The MR imaging process – spatial localization I 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 The MR imaging process – spatial localization II 50'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 16:10 Principles of Ultrasound Imaging Quality control 50'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
Tuesday, 20 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 The MR imaging methods – pulse sequences 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 09:50 Spatial characteristics, image detail, noise, and contrast 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Gamma camera function and imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 11:50 Gamma camera image quality characteristics 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 NM PRACTICAL 1 3h0'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 MR Angiography and Diffusion Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 09:50 MR I Artifacts and Related Problems 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Evaluating gamma camera performance and quality control 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 11:50 Radionuclide tomographic imaging (SPECT) 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 NM PRACTICAL 2 3h0'
    
    Speaker: Paola BREGANT (Ospedale Maggiore Centro Tumori, Italy)
Thursday, 22 September 2022
- 09:00 - 17:00
  - 09:00 Fundamental of MR safety 45'
    
    Speaker: John OSHINSKI (Emory University, School of Medicine, USA)
  - 09:50 Radionuclide tomographic imaging (PET) 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Evaluation of SPECT and non-imaging systems 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 11:50 Radionuclide dose considerations 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 12:40 Lunch 1h20'
  - 14:00 Nuclear medicine imaging procedures 45'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 14:50 Coffee break 20'
  - 15:10 Artefacts in NM and PET imaging 50'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
  - 16:10 Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine 50'
    
    Speaker: Sameer Vijay TIPNIS (Medical University of South Carolina, USA)
Friday, 23 September 2022
- 09:00 - 12:35
  - 09:00 Big Data and Radiomics in Diagnostic Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 09:50 Machine Learning in Diagnostic Imaging 45'
    
    Speaker: Franco MILANO (University of Florence, Italy)
  - 10:40 Coffee break 20'
  - 11:00 Interventional Radiological Equipment – selection and installation 45'
    
    Speaker: Renato PADOVANI (ICTP, Italy)
  - 11:50 Feedback session of the College & Closing Remarks 45'
    
    Speaker: Luciano BERTOCCHI (ICTP, Italy)