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Start Time:

13 September 2010 at 08:30

Ends On:

1 October 2010

Location:

Trieste - Italy

Venue:

LB (Main Lecture Hall)

Organizer(s):

Directors: Slavik Tabakov, Anna Benini, Franco Milano, George D. Frey, Luciano Bertocchi (Local Organizer), Perry Sprawls (Director Emeritus)

Material:

no notes available

Monday, 13 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

13 September 2010
08:30
09:45
Registration
01h15'
09:45
10:30
Opening Remarks by the Organizers
45'
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Medical image characteristics and quality factors
45'
Perry Sprawls
Montreat, North Carolina, USA
11:45
12:30
Digital image characteristics
45'
Perry Sprawls
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Radiation quantities and units
45'
Perry Sprawls
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Overview of radiation protection in diagnostic radiology
45'
Anna Benini
Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
16:00
16:45
Biological effect
45'
Anna Benini
Tuesday, 14 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

14 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Characteristics of radiation for imaging
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Interaction of radiation with tissues and other materials
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Classical and modern x-ray tubes and generators 1
45'
Slavik Tabakov
Kings College, London, UK
11:45
12:30
Classical and modern x-ray tubes and generators 2
45'
Slavik Tabakov
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
International framework and regulatory requirements 1
45'
Anna Benini
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
International framework and regulatory requirements 2
45'
Anna Benini
16:00
16:45
Digital imaging in contemporary healthcare - An overview
45'
Slavik Tabakov
Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

15 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Image formation and contrast optimization
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Medical image detail, sharpness and resolution reference
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Digital radiography image parameters - MTF, SNR, NPS, NEQ, DQE
45'
Slavik Tabakov
11:45
12:30
Evaluating x-ray generator performance
45'
Slavik Tabakov
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Inspections, design and shielding in diagnostic radiology
45'
Anna Benini
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Principles of individual monitoring
45'
Anna Benini
18:30
20:30
Welcome Buffet Dinner
02h00'
Thursday, 16 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

16 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Radiographic receptor design characteristics
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Radiographic receptor contrast characteristics
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Classical and modern fluoroscopic imaging systems
45'
Slavik Tabakov
11:45
12:30
Assessment of fluoroscopic image quality
45'
Slavik Tabakov
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Computer Session - Informatics Lab (contrast/detail) - Some students visit the Hospital
45'
Slavik Tabakov
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Computer Session
45'
Slavik Tabakov
Friday, 17 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

17 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Radiographic system detail
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Medical image visual noise
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Basics of CR - Computed radiography 1
45'
Slavik Tabakov
11:45
12:30
Basics of CR - Computed radiography 2
45'
Slavik Tabakov
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Computer Session - Informatics Lab (QA Protocols) - Some students visit the Hospital
45'
Slavik Tabakov
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Computer Session
45'
Slavik Tabakov
Monday, 20 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

20 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Introduction to medical exposure directives
45'
Neil Lewis
Kings College, London, UK
09:45
10:30
Implementation of radiation protection programmes
45'
Neil Lewis
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Practical implementation of QA-QC programmes
45'
Anna Benini
11:45
12:30
Organization of acceptance testing of x-ray equipment
45'
Slavik Tabakov
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Equipment design and acceptable safety standards - I
45'
Anna Benini
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Individual monitoring and exposure assessment
45'
Anna Benini
16:00
17:00
Computer Session - Radiation shielding calculations
01h00'
Neil Lewis
Tuesday, 21 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

21 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Introduction to radiation protection audit
45'
Neil Lewis
09:45
10:30
Digital image processing
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Patient radiation protection Part 1: Definitions, principles, guidance levels and reference levels
45'
Anna Benini
11:45
12:30
Patient radiation protection: practical rules, procedures
45'
Anna Benini
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Patient radiation protection Part 2
45'
Anna Benini
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 1
45'
Slavik Tabakov
16:00
16:45
Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 2
45'
Slavik Tabakov
Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

22 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Optimization of digital imaging systems and procedures
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
CT Image quality optimization and dose management
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Overview of CT quality control
45'
Mario De Denaro
Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste, Italy
11:45
12:30
New methods and protocols for computed tomography (cardiac CT, etc)
45'
Mario De Denaro
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Fundamentals of mammography
45'
Franco Milano
University of Florence, Italy
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Digital mammography
45'
Franco Milano
16:00
16:45
Protocols and code of practice in mammography
45'
Franco Milano
Thursday, 23 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

23 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Physics of ultrasound
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
The mental process of learning physics
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Developing highly effective and rich learning activities
45'
Perry Sprawls
11:45
12:30
Medical physics e-learning
45'
Slavik Tabakov
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Chair session digital imaging in the developing countries
45'
Franco Milano
14:45
16:00
Coffee Break and Poster Session
01h15'
16:00
17:00
Feedback and discussion of posters
01h00'
Friday, 24 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

24 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Ultrasound imaging
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Dosimeters and uncertainty analysis - Protocols and code of practice in diagnostic radiology I
45'
Franco Milano
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Protocols and code of practice in diagnostic radiology II
45'
Franco Milano
11:45
12:30
Digital imaging monitors and QC
45'
Franco Milano
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Mathematical phantoms
45'
Franco Milano
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Digital radiography detectors quality control
45'
Paola Bregant
Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste, Italy
Monday, 27 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

27 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Magnetic resonance image characteristics
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Magnetic resonance imaging systems
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging
45'
George Frey
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
11:45
12:30
Radiation detectors and measurement
45'
George Frey
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Fundamental of NIR safety - MR safety
45'
Franco Milano
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Quantitative use of imaging data
45'
Franco Milano
16:00
16:45
COMPUTER SESSION Lab MRI simulation
45'
Franco Milano
Tuesday, 28 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

28 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Nuclear magnetic resonance
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Tissue magnetization and relaxation
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Gamma camera function and imaging
45'
George Frey
11:45
12:30
Gamma camera image quality characteristics
45'
George Frey
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Basic concepts of image fusion in medical imaging
45'
Franco Milano
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Safety of sources and design of shielding facilities
45'
Anna Benini
16:00
16:45
Practical calculation of shielding
45'
Anna Benini
Wednesday, 29 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

29 September 2010
09:00
09:45
The MR imaging process
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Spin echo imaging methods
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Evaluating gamma camera performance and quality control
45'
George Frey
11:45
12:30
Radionuclide dose considerations
45'
George Frey
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Principles of individual monitoring, including emergency and local rules
45'
Anna Benini
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology
45'
Anna Benini
16:00
16:45
COMPUTER SESSION Lab teaching EXCEL simulations
45'
George Frey
Thursday, 30 September 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

30 September 2010
09:00
09:45
Gradient echo imaging methods
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
Selective signal suppression
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Radionuclide imaging
45'
George Frey
11:45
12:30
Nuclear medicine imaging procedures
45'
George Frey
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:45
Radionuclide tomographic imaging (SPECT)
45'
George Frey
14:45
15:15
Coffee Break
30'
15:15
16:00
Radionuclide tomographic imaging (PET)
45'
George Frey
16:00
16:45
College Feedback Session
45'
All
Friday, 1 October 2010

Room: Leonardo da Vinci Building Main Lecture Hall

1 October 2010
09:00
09:45
Spatial characteristics of the MR image
45'
Perry Sprawls
09:45
10:30
MR image detail and noise
45'
Perry Sprawls
10:30
11:00
Coffee Break
30'
11:00
11:45
Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology 2
45'
Anna Benini
11:45
12:30
Doses to staff and patients in interventional radiology/cardiology
45'
Anna Benini
12:30
13:15
Lunch Break
45'
13:15
14:00
Presentation of some examples of patients dose measurement programmes
45'
Anna Benini
14:00
14:30
Coffee Break
30'
14:30
15:15
Prize Ceremony and Conclusion of the College
45'
All
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