Scientific Calendar Event



Description An ICTP-IAEA meeting in presence

The workshop aims to enhance knowledge of participants on safety standards and good practice for radiation protection of patients and staff in image guided interventional procedures, and to support improving their practical skills and competences in this field.

The workshop will consist of lectures and practical sessions such as problem solving, case studies and information exchange among participants, who will gain knowledge on the safety aspects related to the use of imaging to guide various types of interventional procedures. The sessions will be highly intensive and interactive, and would expect participants to exhibit high degree of commitment and enthusiasm.

The workshop seeks to target experienced clinical medical physicists and radiation protection officers of departments performing image guided interventional procedures. Preference will be given to candidates who are also involved in providing training of interventionalists. The participant is expected to disseminate.

Topics
  • Overview of image guided interventional procedures
  • Radiation doses and related radiation risks for patient and staff
  • State of the art of imaging technology
  • Design of interventional radiology facility
  • Occupational exposure monitoring and protective devices
  • Quality assurance programme
  • Patient dose assessment and monitoring
  • Establishing and using DRLs
  • Patient dose management and practical issues
  • Optimization of radiation protection in different clinical applications
  • Radiation protection in paedriatic interventional procedures
  • Radiation protection of pregnant patient and staff
  • Prevention and management of overexposures
  • Setting follow-up programme for patients at risk for tissue reactions
  • International databases SAFRAD and ISEMIR
  • International standards and guidance
Speakers
G. BERNARDI, AOPN, Italy
P. BREGANT, ASUGI, Italy
L. DE PAOLI, CIRSE, Austria
A. KYLE JONES, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
A. ROGERS, NKS, UK
A. TRIANNI, APSS Trento, Italy


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.

 
Go to day
  • Monday, 17 October 2022
    • 08:15 - 08:30 Registration & Administrative formalities
      Upon arrival, Visitors not staying in the ICTP Guest Houses, are kindly requested to complete registration formalities at the Adriatico Guesthouse - Registration Desk, Lower level from 08.15 to 08.30.
      
      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.
    • 08:30 - 18:30
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 Opening and Introduction 15'
      • 08:45 Entry test 30'
      • 09:15 Overview of vascular interventional procedures 30'
        Speaker: Luca DE PAOLI (Klinikum Klagenfurt, Austria)
      • 09:45 Overview of cardiac interventional procedures 30'
        Speaker: Guglielmo BERNARDI (Santa Maria Degli Angeli Hospital, Italy)
      • 10:15 Group Photo 5' ( Adriatico Guest House Terrace )
      • 10:20 Coffee Break 25'
      • 10:45 Radiation protection in interventional procedures: International safety standards and guidance 45'
        Speaker: Jenia VASSILEVA (IAEA, Austria)
      • 11:30 Overview of angiography equipment 1h0'
        Speaker: Annalisa TRIANNI (S. Chiara Hospital, Italy)
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 19:00
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 14:00 Automatic dose rate control (ADRC) 30'
        Speaker: Aaron KYLE JONES (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
      • 14:30 Quality assurance and quality control (overview of physics tests, local users test and computer-based testing) 1h0'
        Speaker: Andy ROGERS (Nottingham City Hospital, UK)
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 16:00 Quality assurance: interactive session 1h30'
        Discussion in groups
      • 17:30 Welcome Reception 1h30' ( Adriatico Guest House Terrace )
  • Tuesday, 18 October 2022
    • 08:30 - 13:30
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Kastler Lecture Hall
      • 08:30 Overview of radiation induced stochastic effects and tissue reactions 45'
        Speaker: Jenia VASSILEVA (IAEA, Austria)
      • 09:15 Patient dosimetry – quantities, measurements, assessment 45'
        Speaker: Annalisa TRIANNI (S. Chiara Hospital, Italy)
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
      • 10:30 DICOM standard and IHE REM profile 30' ( Adriatico Guest House - Info Lab )
        Speaker: Annalisa TRIANNI (S. Chiara Hospital, Italy)
      • 11:00 Patient-specific dose estimation 1h0' ( Adriatico Guest House - Info Lab )
        Exercises in groups
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:30 - 17:00
      Location: Adriatico Guest House - Info Lab
      • 13:30 Overview of available dose registries 1h0'
        Speaker: Aaron KYLE JONES (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA), Andy ROGERS (Nottingham City Hospital, UK)
      • 14:30 Classroom practical on patient dose monitoring, dose audits and DRLs 2h30'
        Exercises in groups
  • Wednesday, 19 October 2022
    • 08:30 - 13:30
      • 08:30 SAFRAD triggers and IAEA study of tissue reactions 30'
        Speaker: Jenia VASSILEVA (IAEA, Austria)
      • 09:00 Management of tissue reactions and patient follow-up programme in practice 1h0'
        Interactive section
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
      • 10:30 Good and bad practice in interventional cardiology 45'
        Speaker: Guglielmo BERNARDI (Santa Maria Degli Angeli Hospital, Italy)
      • 11:15 Good and bad practice in interventional cardiology 45'
        Speaker: Luca DE PAOLI (Klinikum Klagenfurt, Austria)
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:30 - 17:00
      • 13:30 Optimisation: overview 1h0'
        Speaker: Andy ROGERS (Nottingham City Hospital, UK)
      • 14:30 Classroom practical on optimisation based on clinical examples 1h0'
        Discussion in groups 
      • 15:30 Coffee Break 30'
      • 16:00 Classroom practical on optimisation based on clinical examples 1h0'
        Discussion in groups 
  • Thursday, 20 October 2022
    • 08:30 - 13:30
      • 08:30 Occupational dosimetry 45'
        Speaker: Andy ROGERS (Nottingham City Hospital, UK)
      • 09:15 Protective devices 45'
        Speaker: Aaron KYLE JONES (MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA)
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
      • 10:30 Typical staff doses 45'
        Speaker: Annalisa TRIANNI (S. Chiara Hospital, Italy)
      • 11:15 Radiation protection of staff 45'
        Interactive session
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:30 - 17:00
      • 13:30 Radiation protection training of interventional staff 45'
        Speaker: Andy ROGERS (Nottingham City Hospital, UK)
      • 14:15 Safety culture. IAEA training and information resources 45'
        Speaker: Jenia VASSILEVA (IAEA, Austria)
      • 15:00 Coffee Break 30'
      • 15:30 Evaluating and improving safety culture 1h30'
        Discussion in groups
  • Friday, 21 October 2022
    • 08:30 - 13:30
      • 08:30 Facility design and shielding calculations 1h0'
        Speaker: Annalisa TRIANNI (S. Chiara Hospital, Italy)
      • 09:30 Facility design and shielding calculations: practical session 30'
        Introduction to the exercises
      • 10:00 Coffee Break 30'
      • 10:30 Facility design and shielding calculations: practical session 1h30'
        Groups
      • 12:00 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 13:30 - 15:30
      • 13:30 Recap and summary Exit test and closing 2h0'