Introduction to Radiation Medicine Workshop

Venue: Radiology, Radiotherapy Large Room
Coordinator: M. Gary Sayed
Faculty:   Medhat El-Sebaie, Ghadeer Nazer, Mona Al-Turaiki, M. Gary Sayed, Naheed Gamali, Bandar Alghamdi, Edna Camino, Khalid Aldossari, Abdulrahman Alathel, Ahamad Masawi, Khalled Alshalali, Manal Mustafa, Rana Abu Aish, Mohammed Al- Rowaily, Tangea Hamedduddine, Ruchana Parker

Target Audience:    TBA

Workshop Description:

The purpose of this workshop is to bring attendees up-to-date with the latest information and developments in the field of radiation medicine. The workshop examines the operational and professional structure of services in radiation medicine. The "show and tell" presentations lead by expert instructors in the clinic or laboratory of each modality will provide an overview of physical layout, instrumentation, and daily workflow. The workshop will also focus on career paths in radiation medicine in a holistic approach to employment that emphasizes the interrelationships and importance of one modality or service to another. This workshop will assist individuals interested in radiation medicine or those who recently enter the profession broaden their understanding of the discipline and the scope of its services by observing the actual practice. In addition, we will make reference to the didactic course that is similarly titled to build on its lectures and reinforce the learning process.

Learning Objectives:

This workshop is designed to help you . . .

  1. Recognize the various services and modalities of radiation medicine from operational setup to instrumentation and personnel.
  2. Distinguish between the capabilities and limitations of each modality.
  3. Recognize each modality from its clinical setup.
  4. Identify and discuss the roles of clinical radiation workers in each service/modality.
  5. Explore career options and upward mobility prospects in radiation medicine.

Topics:

1. Diagnostic Radiology

    a. conventional radiography and fluoroscopy clinic
    b. computed tomography (CT) clinic
    c. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinic
    d. ultrasound (US) clinic

2. Nuclear Medicine

    a. planar nuclear medicine clinic and its hot-lab
    b. single photon emission tomography (SPECT) clinic
    c. positron emission tomography/CT (PET/CT) clinic

3. Radiation Oncology

    a. Radiation Oncology
    b. CT Simulation
    c. Clinical Dosimetry and Treatment Planning Unit
    d. Treatment Units (including Linear Accelerator, Tomotherapy and Cyberknife)

4. Radiobiology

    a. clinical support and research laboratory - Dr. Ghazi Alsbeih

5. Radiation Safety and Health Physics

    a. radiation measurement facilities (TLS, SSDL) and operational overview - Mr. Fareed Mayhoub and Mr. Nabil Iqilan

Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Time
Activity
Faculty
Room
1:30-1:40
 Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Gary Sayed
  
1:40-2:00
 Introduction to the Radiation Therapy Process
Dr. Medhat al Sebaie
  
2:00-3:00
 CT/Simulation/Mould Room
Ms. Mona Al Turaiki
  
     An overview of radiation therapy as a career
 
     Role of radiation therpaists in CT simulation
 
     Equipment/procedures
 
     Setup and imobilization
 
     Mould room
 
     Calculation room
 
3:00-3:30
 Dosimetry (Treatment Planning)
Mrs. Ghadeer Nazer
  
     Introduction to the Dosimetry Section 
 
     Importing patient data to the Treatment Plannning Systems
 
     Contouring
 
     Fusion (diagnostic images with treatment CT)
 
3:30-4:00
 Coffee Break
 
4:00-4:30
 Dosimetry (Treatment Planning)
Mrs. Ghadeer Nazer
  
     Treatment planning process
 
     Treatment planning modalities
 
     Plan verification
 
     Documentation
 
     Other roles of dosimetrists
 
     Role of physicists
 
4:30-4:45
 Treatment modalities
Ms. Mona Al Turaiki
  
     Linear accelerators (T3), Tomotherapy, Cyberknife, etc.
 
4:45-5:00
 Treatment verification
Dr. Medhat al Sebaie
  
     Treatment image verficiation
 

 

Thursday, 01 March 2012
Time
Activity
Faculty
Room
8:00-9:10
 Welcome and an overview
Prof. Gary Sayed
  
9:15-9:30
 Diagnostic radiology - conventional modalities
Bandar Al Ghamdi / Edna Camino
  
9:30-10:00
 Break
 
10:00-12:00
 Advanced modalities
Naheed Gamali
  
10:00-10:20
      CT
Khalid AlDossari / Albudulrahman AlAthel
  
10:20-10:40
      MRI
Ahmad Masawi / Khalled AlShalali
  
10:40-11:20
      Ultrasound
Manal Mustafa / Rania Abu Aish
  
11:20-11:40
      Nuclear Medicine
Mohammed Al Rowaily / Tagea Hameduddine
  
11:40-12:00
      PET/CT
Ruchana Parker / Saleh Shaleya
  


Associated Course:

Introduction to Radiation Medicine (Student Track)

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