Venue:  BESC Conference Room, Day Care Procedure Center Building 3rd Floor and PET/CT Center, Research Center 1st Floor, KFSH&RC Coordinator: Omer Demirkaya, PhD Faculty: Omer Demirkaya and Salih Shaleya Recommended CE Course: none

Target Audience:

Medical Physicists, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, PET and CT Specialists, Nuclear Medicine Physician

Workshop Description:

A short lecture discussing the basics of QC/QA tests for PET/CT scanners will be given before the hands-on practical. In this show and tell workshop the participants will be walked through step-by-step demonstration of most aspects of the QC in PET/CT. The hands-on practical session may include the following tests/scans:

• Daily PET and CT QC procedures will be conducted on the PET/CT scanner.
• Steps of quarterly calibration will be shown and explained on the site.
• Simulation of the SUV verification scans using a water phantom.

A didactic lecture, entitled “Quality Control Procedures in PET/CT”, will be given in the first venue above before the show-and-tell part of the workshop. Practical sessions will be in the PET center (the second venue above).

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this course, attendees should be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding for the breadth of PET/CT's overall role in diagnostics.
• Differentiate between the various PET/CT QC tests and their objectives.