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College on Medical Physics. Digital Imaging Science and Technology to Enhance Healthcare in the Developing Countries | (smr 2166)
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  • Monday, 13 September 2010
    • 08:30 - 09:45 Registration
      • 08:30 Registration 1h15'
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Opening Remarks by the Organizers
      • 09:45 Opening Remarks by the Organizers 45'
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Medical image characteristics and quality factors
      • 11:00 Medical image characteristics and quality factors 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls (Montreat, North Carolina, USA)
        Material: Reference
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Digital image characteristics
      • 11:45 Digital image characteristics 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Radiation quantities and units
      • 14:00 Radiation quantities and units 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Overview of radiation protection in diagnostic radiology
      • 15:15 Overview of radiation protection in diagnostic radiology 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini (Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark)
    • 16:00 - 16:45 Biological effect
      • 16:00 Biological effect 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
  • Tuesday, 14 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Characteristics of radiation for imaging
      • 09:00 Characteristics of radiation for imaging 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Interaction of radiation with tissues and other materials
      • 09:45 Interaction of radiation with tissues and other materials 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Classical and modern x-ray tubes and generators 1
      • 11:00 Classical and modern x-ray tubes and generators 1 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov (Kings College, London, UK)
        Material: Handout
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Classical and modern x-ray tubes and generators 2
      • 11:45 Classical and modern x-ray tubes and generators 2 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 International framework and regulatory requirements 1
      • 14:00 International framework and regulatory requirements 1 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 International framework and regulatory requirements 2
      • 15:15 International framework and regulatory requirements 2 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 16:00 - 16:45 Digital imaging in contemporary healthcare - An overview
      • 16:00 Digital imaging in contemporary healthcare - An overview 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
  • Wednesday, 15 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Image formation and contrast optimization
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Medical image detail, sharpness and resolution reference
      • 09:45 Medical image detail, sharpness and resolution reference 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Digital radiography image parameters - MTF, SNR, NPS, NEQ, DQE
      • 11:00 Digital radiography image parameters - MTF, SNR, NPS, NEQ, DQE 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Evaluating x-ray generator performance
      • 11:45 Evaluating x-ray generator performance 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Inspections, design and shielding in diagnostic radiology
      • 14:00 Inspections, design and shielding in diagnostic radiology 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Principles of individual monitoring
      • 15:15 Principles of individual monitoring 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 18:30 - 20:30 Welcome Buffet Dinner
      • 18:30 Welcome Buffet Dinner 2h0'
  • Thursday, 16 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Radiographic receptor design characteristics
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Radiographic receptor contrast characteristics
      • 09:45 Radiographic receptor contrast characteristics 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Classical and modern fluoroscopic imaging systems
      • 11:00 Classical and modern fluoroscopic imaging systems 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Assessment of fluoroscopic image quality
      • 11:45 Assessment of fluoroscopic image quality 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Computer Session - Informatics Lab (contrast/detail)
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Computer Session
      • 15:15 Computer Session 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  • Friday, 17 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Radiographic system detail
      • 09:00 Radiographic system detail 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Medical image visual noise
      • 09:45 Medical image visual noise 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Basics of CR - Computed radiography 1
      • 11:00 Basics of CR - Computed radiography 1 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Basics of CR - Computed radiography 2
      • 11:45 Basics of CR - Computed radiography 2 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Computer Session - Informatics Lab (QA Protocols) - Some students visit the Hospital
      • 14:00 Computer Session - Informatics Lab (QA Protocols) - Some students visit the Hospital 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Computer Session
      • 15:15 Computer Session 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  • Monday, 20 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Introduction to medical exposure directives
      • 09:00 Introduction to medical exposure directives 45'
        Speaker: Neil Lewis (Kings College, London, UK)
        Material: Handout
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Implementation of radiation protection programmes
      • 09:45 Implementation of radiation protection programmes 45'
        Speaker: Neil Lewis
        Material: Handout
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Practical implementation of QA-QC programmes
      • 11:00 Practical implementation of QA-QC programmes 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Organization of acceptance testing of x-ray equipment
      • 11:45 Organization of acceptance testing of x-ray equipment 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Equipment design and acceptable safety standards - I
      • 14:00 Equipment design and acceptable safety standards - I 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Individual monitoring and exposure assessment
      • 15:15 Individual monitoring and exposure assessment 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Computer Session - Radiation shielding calculations
      • 16:00 Computer Session - Radiation shielding calculations 1h0'
        Speaker: Neil Lewis
        Material: Handout
  • Tuesday, 21 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Introduction to radiation protection audit
      • 09:00 Introduction to radiation protection audit 45'
        Speaker: Neil Lewis
        Material: Handout
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Digital image processing
      • 09:45 Digital image processing 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Patient radiation protection Part 1: Definitions, principles, guidance levels and reference levels
      • 11:00 Patient radiation protection Part 1: Definitions, principles, guidance levels and reference levels 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Patient radiation protection: practical rules, procedures
      • 11:45 Patient radiation protection: practical rules, procedures 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Patient radiation protection Part 2
      • 14:00 Patient radiation protection Part 2 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 1
      • 15:15 Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 1 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 16:00 - 16:45 Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 2
      • 16:00 Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 2 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
  • Wednesday, 22 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Optimization of digital imaging systems and procedures
      • 09:00 Optimization of digital imaging systems and procedures 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
    • 09:45 - 10:30 CT Image quality optimization and dose management
      • 09:45 CT Image quality optimization and dose management 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference Reference2
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Overview of CT quality control
      • 11:00 Overview of CT quality control 45'
        Speaker: Mario De Denaro (Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste, Italy)
    • 11:45 - 12:30 New methods and protocols for computed tomography (cardiac CT, etc)
      • 11:45 New methods and protocols for computed tomography (cardiac CT, etc) 45'
        Speaker: Mario De Denaro
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Fundamentals of mammography
      • 14:00 Fundamentals of mammography 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano (University of Florence, Italy)
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Digital mammography
      • 15:15 Digital mammography 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 16:00 - 16:45 Protocols and code of practice in mammography
      • 16:00 Protocols and code of practice in mammography 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
  • Thursday, 23 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Physics of ultrasound
      • 09:00 Physics of ultrasound 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 The mental process of learning physics
      • 09:45 The mental process of learning physics 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Developing highly effective and rich learning activities
      • 11:00 Developing highly effective and rich learning activities 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Medical physics e-learning
      • 11:45 Medical physics e-learning 45'
        Speaker: Slavik Tabakov
        Material: Handout
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Chair session digital imaging in the developing countries
      • 14:00 Chair session digital imaging in the developing countries 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 14:45 - 16:00 Coffee Break and Poster Session
      • 14:45 Coffee Break and Poster Session 1h15'
    • 16:00 - 17:00 Feedback and discussion of posters
      • 16:00 Feedback and discussion of posters 1h0'
  • Friday, 24 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Ultrasound imaging
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Dosimeters and uncertainty analysis - Protocols and code of practice in diagnostic radiology I
      • 09:45 Dosimeters and uncertainty analysis - Protocols and code of practice in diagnostic radiology I 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Protocols and code of practice in diagnostic radiology II
      • 11:00 Protocols and code of practice in diagnostic radiology II 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Digital imaging monitors and QC
      • 11:45 Digital imaging monitors and QC 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Mathematical phantoms
      • 14:00 Mathematical phantoms 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Digital radiography detectors quality control
      • 15:15 Digital radiography detectors quality control 45'
        Speaker: Paola Bregant (Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste, Italy)
  • Monday, 27 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Magnetic resonance image characteristics
      • 09:00 Magnetic resonance image characteristics 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Magnetic resonance imaging systems
      • 09:45 Magnetic resonance imaging systems 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging
      • 11:00 Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging 45'
        Speaker: George Frey (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA)
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Radiation detectors and measurement
      • 11:45 Radiation detectors and measurement 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Fundamental of NIR safety - MR safety
      • 14:00 Fundamental of NIR safety - MR safety 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Quantitative use of imaging data
      • 15:15 Quantitative use of imaging data 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 16:00 - 16:45 COMPUTER SESSION Lab MRI simulation
      • 16:00 COMPUTER SESSION Lab MRI simulation 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
  • Tuesday, 28 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Nuclear magnetic resonance
      • 09:00 Nuclear magnetic resonance 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Tissue magnetization and relaxation
      • 09:45 Tissue magnetization and relaxation 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Gamma camera function and imaging
      • 11:00 Gamma camera function and imaging 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Gamma camera image quality characteristics
      • 11:45 Gamma camera image quality characteristics 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Basic concepts of image fusion in medical imaging
      • 14:00 Basic concepts of image fusion in medical imaging 45'
        Speaker: Franco Milano
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Safety of sources and design of shielding facilities
      • 15:15 Safety of sources and design of shielding facilities 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 16:00 - 16:45 Practical calculation of shielding
      • 16:00 Practical calculation of shielding 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
  • Wednesday, 29 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 The MR imaging process
      • 09:00 The MR imaging process 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Spin echo imaging methods
      • 09:45 Spin echo imaging methods 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Evaluating gamma camera performance and quality control
      • 11:00 Evaluating gamma camera performance and quality control 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Radionuclide dose considerations
      • 11:45 Radionuclide dose considerations 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Principles of individual monitoring, including emergency and local rules
      • 14:00 Principles of individual monitoring, including emergency and local rules 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology
      • 15:15 Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 16:00 - 16:45 COMPUTER SESSION Lab teaching EXCEL simulations
      • 16:00 COMPUTER SESSION Lab teaching EXCEL simulations 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
  • Thursday, 30 September 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Gradient echo imaging methods
      • 09:00 Gradient echo imaging methods 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 Selective signal suppression
      • 09:45 Selective signal suppression 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Radionuclide imaging
      • 11:00 Radionuclide imaging 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Nuclear medicine imaging procedures
      • 11:45 Nuclear medicine imaging procedures 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 1h30'
    • 14:00 - 14:45 Radionuclide tomographic imaging (SPECT)
      • 14:00 Radionuclide tomographic imaging (SPECT) 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 14:45 - 15:15 Coffee Break
      • 14:45 Coffee Break 30'
    • 15:15 - 16:00 Radionuclide tomographic imaging (PET)
      • 15:15 Radionuclide tomographic imaging (PET) 45'
        Speaker: George Frey
    • 16:00 - 16:45 College Feedback Session and Prize Ceremony
      • 16:00 College Feedback Session and Prize Ceremony 45'
        Speaker: All
  • Friday, 1 October 2010
    • 09:00 - 09:45 Spatial characteristics of the MR image
      • 09:00 Spatial characteristics of the MR image 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 09:45 - 10:30 MR image detail and noise
      • 09:45 MR image detail and noise 45'
        Speaker: Perry Sprawls
        Material: Reference
    • 10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
      • 10:30 Coffee Break 30'
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology 2
      • 11:00 Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology 2 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Doses to staff and patients in interventional radiology/cardiology
      • 11:45 Doses to staff and patients in interventional radiology/cardiology 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 12:30 - 13:15 Lunch Break
      • 12:30 Lunch Break 45'
    • 13:15 - 14:00 Presentation of some examples of patients dose measurement programmes
      • 13:15 Presentation of some examples of patients dose measurement programmes 45'
        Speaker: Anna Benini
    • 14:00 - 14:30 Coffee Break
      • 14:00 Coffee Break 30'
    • 14:30 - 15:15 Conclusion of the College
      • 14:30 Conclusion of the College 45'
        Speaker: All
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