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Start Time:

10 September 2012 at 08:30

Ends On:

28 September 2012

Location:

Trieste - Italy

Venue:

AGH (Giambiagi Lecture Hall)

Organizer(s):

Directors: Slavik Tabakov, Anna Benini, Franco Milano, George D. Frey, Perry Sprawls, Luciano Bertocchi (ICTP)

Description:



Material:

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Monday, 10 September 2012

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

10 September 2012
08:30
09:45
Registration outside the Giambiagi Lecture Hall
01h15'
All participants receiving financial support should visit the Finance Office later in the week.
09:45
10:30
Opening Session
45'
Directors of College
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Organizers request everyone's presence during the Opening Session where important information will be given.
10:30
10:50
Coffee Break
20'
10:50
11:40
Medical image characteristics and quality factors
50'
Perry Sprawls
Professor Emeritus, Emory University, USA
11:40
12:30
Digital image characteristics
50'
Perry Sprawls
12:30
14:00
Lunch Break
01h30'
14:00
14:50
Radiation quantities and units
50'
Perry Sprawls
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
Overview of radiation protection in diagnostic radiology
50'
Anna Benini
University Hospital Copenhagen, Denmark
16:00
16:50
Biological effect
50'
Anna Benini
Tuesday, 11 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

11 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Characteristics and interactions of radiation for imaging
50'
Perry Sprawls
09:50
10:40
Medical image visual noise
50'
Perry Sprawls
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Contemporary X-ray tubes and generators 1
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Kings College, London, UK
11:50
12:40
Contemporary X-ray tubes and generators 2
50'
Slavik Tabakov
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
International framework and regulatory requirements - I
50'
Anna Benini
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
International framework and regulatory requirements – II
50'
Anna Benini
16:00
16:50
Digital imaging in contemporary healthcare – An overview
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Wednesday, 12 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

12 September 2012
09:00
09:50
X-ray image formation and contrast optimization
50'
Perry Sprawls
09:50
10:40
Medical image detail, sharpness, and resolution
50'
Perry Sprawls
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Digital Radiography image parameters – MTF, SNR, NPS, NEQ, DQE
50'
Slavik Tabakov
11:50
12:40
Evaluating X-ray generator performance
50'
Slavik Tabakov
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
Patient Radiation Protection: definitions, principles, guidance levels, and reference levels
50'
Anna Benini
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
Occupational exposure
50'
Anna Benini
18:30
20:30
Buffet Dinner for all Participants
02h00'
Thursday, 13 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

13 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Radiographic receptor design characteristics
50'
Perry Sprawls
09:50
10:40
Digital radiographic receptor-display contrast characteristics
50'
Perry Sprawls
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Classical and modern fluoroscopic imaging systems
50'
Slavik Tabakov
11:50
12:40
Assessment of fluoroscopic image quality
50'
Slavik Tabakov
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
COMPUTER SESSION - Informatics Laboratory (contrast/detail)
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
COMPUTER SESSION - Informatics Laboratory (contrast/detail)
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
16:00
16:50
COMPUTER SESSION - Informatics Laboratory (contrast/detail)
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
Friday, 14 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

14 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Radiographic system detail
50'
Perry Sprawls
09:50
10:40
Optimization of digital imaging systems and procedures
50'
Perry Sprawls
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Basics of CR - Computed Radiography 1
50'
Slavik Tabakov
11:50
12:40
Basics of CR - Computed Radiography 2
50'
Slavik Tabakov
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
COMPUTER SESSION - Informatics Laboratory (QA protocols)
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
COMPUTER SESSION - Informatics Laboratory (QA protocols)
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
16:00
16:50
COMPUTER SESSION - Informatics Laboratory (QA protocols)
50'
Slavik Tabakov
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
Monday, 17 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

17 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Introduction to medical exposure directives
50'
Neil Lewis
Kings College, London, UK
09:50
10:40
Implementation of radiation protection programmes
50'
Neil Lewis
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 1
50'
Slavik Tabakov
11:50
12:40
Computed Tomography (CT) image formation 2
50'
Slavik Tabakov
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
Overview of CT Quality Control
50'
Mario De Denaro
Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
New methods and protocols for Computed Tomography (Cardiac CT, etc
50'
Mario De Denaro
16:00
16:50
COMPUTER SESSION Radiation Shielding calculations (Informatics Laboratory - Radiation Shielding)
50'
Neil Lewis
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
Tuesday, 18 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

18 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Introduction to Radiation protection audit
50'
Neil Lewis
09:50
10:40
CT Image Quality Optimization and Dose Management
50'
Perry Sprawls
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Fundamentals of Mammography
50'
Franco Milano
Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy
11:50
12:40
Digital Mammography
50'
Franco Milano
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
17:00
ALL AFTERNOON HOSPITAL PRACTICAL 1 (CT and MAMMO)
03h00'
14:00
14:50
Parallel Lectures (MRI) - (For the rest of the class who are not in the Hospital): Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Tissue Magnetization and Relaxation
50'
Perry Sprawls
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
The MR Imaging Process and Imaging Methods
50'
Perry Sprawls
16:00
16:50
Spatial Characteristics of the MR Image
50'
Perry Sprawls
Wednesday, 19 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

19 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Practical implementation of QA-QC programmes
50'
Anna Benini
09:50
10:40
Individual monitoring and exposure assessment
50'
Anna Benini
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Dose/Image quality optimisation of mammography
50'
Franco Milano
11:50
12:40
Protocols and code of practice in mammography
50'
Franco Milano
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
17:00
ALL AFTERNOON HOSPITAL PRACTICAL 2 (CT AND MAMMO)
03h00'
14:00
14:50
Parallel Lectures (MRI) (repeat): Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Tissue Magnetization and Relaxation
50'
Perry Sprawls
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
The MR Imaging Process and Imaging Methods
50'
Perry Sprawls
16:00
16:50
Spatial Characteristics of the MR Image
50'
Perry Sprawls
Thursday, 20 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

20 September 2012
09:00
09:50
MRI detail and noise optimization
50'
Perry Sprawls
09:50
10:40
Developing highly effective and rich learning activities
50'
Perry Sprawls
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
A structured system for the medical physicist training: The 4E Emitel system
50'
Franco Milano
11:50
12:40
Medical Physics e-Learning
50'
Slavik Tabakov
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
Chair Session Digital Imaging in the Developing countries
50'
Franco Milano
14:50
15:50
Coffee Break and Poster Session
01h00'
15:50
16:50
Discussion of Posters
01h00'
Friday, 21 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

21 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Use of the CD with materials from the College
50'
Slavik Tabakov
09:50
10:40
Dosimeters and uncertainty analysis Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology - I
50'
Franco Milano
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Protocols and Code of Practice in Diagnostic Radiology – II
50'
Franco Milano
11:50
12:40
Digital Imaging monitors and QC
50'
Franco Milano
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
Mathematical phantoms
50'
Franco Milano
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 1
50'
Paola Bregant
Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste
16:00
16:50
Digital Radiography Detectors Quality Control 2
50'
Paola Bregant
Monday, 24 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

24 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging
50'
George Frey
Medical University of South Carolina, USA
09:50
10:40
Radiation detectors and measurement
50'
George Frey
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Safety of sources and design of facilities in Nuclear Medicine
50'
Anna Benini
11:50
12:40
Organization of radiation protection in Nuclear Medicine
50'
Anna Benini
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
PET
50'
George Frey
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
Quantitative use of imaging data and Image Fusion
50'
Franco Milano
16:00
16:45
Dose/Image quality Optimisation in Digital Radiography
45'
Franco Milano
Tuesday, 25 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

25 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Fundamental of NIR safety -- MR safety
50'
Franco Milano
09:50
10:40
SPECT
50'
George Frey
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Gamma camera function and imaging
50'
George Frey
11:50
12:40
Gamma camera image quality characteristics
50'
George Frey
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
Parallel Lectures: Fundamentals of dosimetry of ionizing radiation 1
50'
Franco Milano
14:00
17:00
ALL AFTERNOON NM PRACTICAL 1
03h00'
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
Parallel Lectures: Fundamentals of dosimetry of ionizing radiation 2
50'
Franco Milano
16:00
16:50
Parallel Lecture: Example for QC database
50'
Paola Bregant
Wednesday, 26 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

26 September 2012
09:00
09:50
New trends of CT quality control
50'
Franco Milano
09:50
10:40
Calibration of Dose-Area Product meter (DAP meter)
50'
Franco Milano
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Evaluating gamma camera performance and quality control
50'
George Frey
11:50
12:40
Radionuclide dose considerations
50'
George Frey
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
17:00
ALL AFTERNOON NM PRACTICAL 2
03h00'
14:00
14:50
Parallel Lectures: Fundamentals of dosimetry of ionizing radiation 1
50'
Franco Milano
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
Parallel Lectures: Fundamentals of dosimetry of ionizing radiation 2
50'
Franco Milano
16:00
16:50
Parallel Lectures: Example for QC database
50'
Paola Bregant
Thursday, 27 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

27 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Radionuclide imaging
50'
George Frey
09:50
10:40
Nuclear medicine imaging procedures
50'
George Frey
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Radioactive waste
50'
Anna Benini
11:50
12:40
Potential exposure in nuclear medicine
50'
Anna Benini
12:40
14:00
Lunch Break
01h20'
14:00
14:50
Radionuclide tomographic imaging (SPECT)
50'
George Frey
14:50
15:10
Coffee Break
20'
15:10
16:00
Radionuclide tomographic imaging (PET)
50'
George Frey
16:00
16:50
COMPUTER SESSION lab teaching EXCEL simulations
50'
George Frey
Room: Adriatico Guest House Informatics Lab.
Friday, 28 September

Room: Adriatico Guest House Giambiagi Lecture Hall

28 September 2012
09:00
09:50
Principles of individual monitoring, including emergency and local rules
50'
Anna Benini
09:50
10:40
Radiation protection in interventional radiology/cardiology 1
50'
Anna Benini
10:40
11:00
Coffee Break
20'
11:00
11:50
Presentation of some examples of patients dose measurement programmes
50'
Anna Benini
11:50
12:40
Feedback session, prizes and conclusion of the College
50'
Anna Benini, Mario De Denaro, Luciano Bertocchi
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