PHYSICS TRACK
Date & Time:
13 and 14 February 2017 / 8:30 – 17:00
15 February 2017 / 8:30 – 13:00
Venue: Post-Graduate Classroom No. 3 and Gamma Cameras rooms in North Tower
Coordinator/ Chair: Mr. Refaat AlMazrou
Maximum Capacity: Unlimited number of Participants
Course Description:
The Quality Control of SPECT Systems Course and Workshop, Physicists track, is designed mainly for the Nuclear Medicine community and will be held from 13 to 15 February 2017. It is part of the “2017 Radiation in Medicine Symposium and Workshops” to be hosted by the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 12 to 16 February 2017.
Several international and national agencies recommended a number of tests to be performed on the gamma cameras including frequency of each test. The American National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) suggested a complete set of tests, NEMA NU 01-2001 and 2007, to evaluate the gamma cameras during the acceptance testing. Also the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggested tests to be performed at different frequencies. In this course, several recommended procedures by NEMA and/or the IAEA will be covered and performed during the practical sessions.
The SPECT/CT systems have been recently introduced in the field with several systems acquired in the area over the past few years. There are no recommended procedures yet to test the application of CT on SPECT images of these systems by any agency. Several procedures have already been suggested and recommended by some scientists in the field. Some of these procedures are practiced and developed in our institution. We shall cover this topic in this course.
In this course and workshop we will have two tracks, one for physicists and one for Technologists. Both tracks will share the one and half a day of formal lectures and then will separate in the practical sessions. The physicists’ track will have two half days of hands-on activities and informal discussions where several quality control procedures will be performed and analyzed. While the techologists track will have a half day practical of quality control of Radiopharmaceuticals where some procedures will be demonstrated and performed on cold kits.
Our scientific program will cover lectures on basics of gamma camera, quality management, quality control of CT scanners, optimization of image acquisition and processing, image artifacts, dose optimization, quality control of radiopharmaceuticals and describtion of several clinical procedures (mainly for technologists). All of this in addition to lectures on our main subject which is quality control of the gamma camera. Several lectures will describe the procedures to be covered in the practical. These may include preparation of the phantom(s) and source(s), acquisition of data and then processing and analyzing of acquired images. The participants will have the chance to perform some tests under supervision.
Our speakers are experts and well-known in the field of this course and workshop. Their input and contributions will be very beneficial to all participants. There will be informative and constructive lectures as well as hands-on sessions for which attendees will greatly benefit from interactions with the course and workshop faculty members.
Who should attend:
Medical/Health Physicists, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Radiologists, Biomedical Engineers, Radiochemists, Medical Technologists, Research Technologists, Healthcare Administrators, Vendor Representatives, Scientists and Students.
Goals and Objectives:
The goals and objectives of this course and workshop may include:
- To educate the users with the new advances of the Gamma Cameras including SPECT and SPECT/CT systems.
- To give overview of the different components of the available systems.
- To provide information on state-of-the-art different clinical procedures including some image artifacts due to Radiopharmaceuticals and system malfunctions.
- To explain and discuss the theory and practical side of the major Quality Control procedures of the gamma camera including the SPECT and SPECT/CT systems.
- To demonstrate the important quality control testing methods on these systems.
- To allow participants to learn phantoms and sources preparation
- To show the methods of processing and analysis of the images.
- To give an introductory to some clinical nuclear medicine protocols.
- To show detailed description of Myocardial perfusion, Thyroid, Bone and Renal procedures.
TECHNOLOGIST TRACK
Date & Time:
13 and 14 February 2017 / 8:30 – 17:00
Venue: Postgraduate Classroom No. 3 and Hotlab room in Nuclear Medicine
Coordinator/ Chair: Mr. Refaat AlMazrou
Maximum Capacity: Unlimited number of Participants
Course Description:
The Quality Control of SPECT Systems Course and Workshop, Technologist track, is designed mainly for Nuclear Medicine technologists and other interested professionals and will be held on 13 and 14 February 2017. It is part of the “2017 Radiation in Medicine Symposium and Workshops” to be hosted by the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 12 to 16 February 2017.
Several international and national agencies recommended a number of tests to be performed on the gamma cameras including frequency of each test. The American National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) suggested a complete set of tests, NEMA NU 01-2001 and 2007, to evaluate the gamma cameras during the acceptance testing. Also the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggested tests to be performed at different frequencies. In this course, several recommended procedures by NEMA and/or the IAEA will be covered and performed during the practical sessions.
The SPECT/CT systems have been recently introduced in the field with several systems acquired in the area over the past few years. There are no recommended procedures yet to test the application of CT on SPECT images of these systems by any agency. Several procedures have already been suggested and recommended by some scientists in the field. Some of these procedures are practiced and developed in our institution. We shall cover this topic in this course.
In this course and workshop we will have two tracks, one for physicists and one for Technologists. Both tracks will share the one and half a day of formal lectures and then will separate in the practical sessions. The physicists’ track will have two half days of hands-on activities and informal discussions where several quality control procedures will be performed and analyzed. While the techologists track will have a half day practical of quality control of Radiopharmaceuticals where some procedures will be demonstrated and performed on cold kits.
Our scientific program will cover lectures on basics of gamma camera, quality management, quality control of CT scanners, optimization of image acquisition and processing, image artifacts and dose optimization. All of this in addition to lectures on our main subject which is quality control of the gamma camera. Several lectures will describe the procedures to be covered in the practical. Several lectures will be didicated to the technologists; e.g.; quality control of radiopharmaceuticals and describtion of several clinical procedures. The procedures of Myocardil Perfusion, Bone, Renal and Thyroid scans will discussed in details in the lectures.
Our speakers are experts and well-known in the field of this course and workshop. Their input and contributions will be very beneficial to all participants. There will be informative and constructive lectures as well as hands-on sessions for which attendees will greatly benefit from interactions with the course and workshop faculty members.
Who should attend:
Medical/Health Physicists, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Radiologists, Radiation Therapists, Biomedical Engineers, Radiobiologists, Radiochemists, Medical Technologists, Research Technologists, Nurses, Healthcare Administrators, Vendor Representatives and Students.
Goals and Objectives:
The goals and objectives of this course and workshop may include:
- To educate the users with the new advances of the Gamma Cameras including SPECT and SPECT/CT systems.
- To give overview of the different components of the available systems.
- To provide information on state-of-the-art different clinical procedures including some image artifacts due to Radiopharmaceuticals and system malfunctions.
- To explain and discuss the theory and practical side of the major Quality Control procedures of the gamma camera including the SPECT and SPECT/CT systems.
- To demonstrate the important quality control testing methods on these systems.
- To give an introductory to some clinical nuclear medicine protocols.
- To show detailed description of Myocardial perfusion, Thyroid, Bone and Renal procedures.
