• Medical Physicists, Nuclear Medicine Technologists and Nuclear Medicine Physicians

Prerequisites:  The related lectures in the joint didactic session are recommended. See the details below.

Workshop Description:

Joint didactic session with SPECT/CT workshop (Wednesday, February, 24, 2016, 13:30- 17:00):
13:30 – 14:00      : Recent Advances in System Design and resolution recovery methods for SPECT and SPECT/CT; Mark Madsen
14:00 – 14:30      : Radiation Dose Considerations in SPECT/CT and PET/CT imaging; Mark Madsen
14:30 – 15:00    : Review of SPECT/CT Quality Control and Acceptance Testing (NEMA); Refaat AlMazrou
15:00 – 15:30      : PET/CT Technology; Current Status and Future Advances; Craig Levin
16:00 – 16:30      : Quantification in PET/CT Imaging; Omer Demirkaya
16:30 – 17:00      : PET/CT QC Procedures; Omer Demirkaya

Practical Session (Thursday, February, 25, 2016, 8:00 – 12:00 am):
The practical session will include the following tests/procedures:

• Daily PET and CT QC procedures will be conducted on the GE PET/CT scanner Discovery 710.
• A quarterly calibration will be followed by an SUV verification procedure.
• In the show-and-tell part, the participants will be walked through step-by-step demonstration of the acceptance tests.

Learning Objectives:

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

1. Demonstrate an understanding for the daily quality of PET/CT's and its overall role and importance
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the quarterly calibration of the PET/CT scanner
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the acceptance tests.