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1 COLLEGE ON MEDICAL PHYSICS (30 August - 22 September 2004) Miramare - Trieste, Italy Directors: A. Benini, P. Sprawls and S. Tabakov Local Organizer: L. Bertocchi FINAL PROGRAMME (all lectures were held in the Giambiagi Lecture Hall, Adriatico Guest House)

2 WEEK 1 MONDAY, 30 AUG : REGISTRATION - Adriatico Guest House, lower level 1 (subsequently in Office No. 3) 09: OPENING SESSION - Organizers 10: Learning and teaching medical physics Perry SPRAWLS (Emory Univ., Georgia, Atlanta,.) 11: Medical image characteristics and quality factors PPMI, Ch. 1 14: Overview of Radiation protection in Diagnostic Radiology 15: Biological Effect TUESDAY, 31 AUG 09: Interactions of radiation with matter-imaging considerations PPMI, Ch. 10, 11 10: X-ray image formation and contrast Perry SPRAWLS (Emory Univ., Georgia, Atlanta) PPMI, Ch : International System of Radiation Protection and Regulatory Requirements 14: X-ray tubes and generators 15: Evaluating generator performance

3 WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 09: Image blurring, visibility of detail and resolution PPMI, Ch : Image noise PPMI, Ch : Film screen radiographic receptors Perry SPRAWLS (Emory Univ., Georgia, Atlanta,.) PPMI, Ch. 14, 15 14: Fluoroscopic imaging systems 15: Fluoroscopic image quality THURSDAY, 2 SEP 09: Film contrast characteristics Perry SPRAWLS (Emory Univ., Georgia, Atlanta, PPMI, Ch : Medical Exposures, UN Basic Safety Standard Anna BENINI (University Hospital (RH) Copenhagen DK 11: Practical calculation of shielding 14: Organization and effectiveness of QC 15: Organization of acceptance testing of X-ray equipment

4 FRIDAY, 3 SEP 09: Radiographic detail Perry SPRAWLS (Emory Univ., Georgia, Atlanta) PPMI, Ch :00-11:00 Digital image characteristics and structure PPMI online, 11: Radiographic density control 14: Basics of computed radiography 15: Computed tomography image formation WEEK 2 MONDAY, 6 SEP 09: Radiation protection audit Cornelius (Neil) LEWIS (Kings College, London, U.K.) 10: Medical exposure directive Cornelius (Neil) LEWIS (Kings College, London, U.K.) 11: Computed tomography QC 14: CR and DDR systems 15: COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (Simulation contrast/detail meas) Slavik TABAKOV+Neil Lewis (Kings College, London, U.K.)

5 TUESDAY, 7 SEP 09: Implementation of a radiation protection programme 1 Cornelius (Neil) LEWIS (Kings College, London, U.K. 10: Implementation of a radiation protection programme 2 Cornelius (Neil) LEWIS (Kings College, London, U.K.) 11: Digital image processing PPMI online, 14: Scattered radiation and contrast PPMI, Ch : Individual Monitoring, and Exposure Assessment 18:00 - RECEPTION - ADRIATICO TERRACE WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP Digital image transmission and storage PPMI online, Re-engineering the medical physics education process Medical physics training resources - EMERALD and EMIT Feedback and discussion of posters & Poster Session COMPUTER SESSION - Informatic Laboratory (Use of EMERALD)

6 THURSDAY, 9 SEP Ultrasound characteristics, production and interactions PPMI, Ch Ultrasound imaging PPMI, Ch Ultrasound vascular imaging PPMI, Ch Inspections, design and shielding in Diagnostic Radiology Safety of Sources and design of shielding facilities Anna BENINI ((University Hospital (RH) Copenhagen, Denmark FRIDAY, 10 SEP Measurement of radioactivity, calibrations and counting statistics Franco MILANO (Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) Radiation measurement calibrations Franco MILANO (Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) Equipment Design and acceptable Safety Standards Examples of radiation protection in interventional radiology 15: Occupational exposure, individual monitoring, including emergency and local rules

7 WEEK 3 MONDAY, 13 SEP Magnetic resonance image characteristics and NMR MRI, Ch. 1 & MRI system components MRI, Ch Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging Radiation detectors and measurement Gamma camera function and imaging TUESDAY, 14 SEP Gamma camera image quality characteristics Evaluating gamma camera performance and quality control Radionuclide dose considerations Radiation protection in nuclear medicen - Part I Results of CT quality control in Trieste Mario DE DENARO (Medical Physics Department, Trieste)

8 WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP Tissue magnetization and relaxation MRI, Ch The MR imaging process MRI, Ch Radiation protection in nuclear physics - Part II Patient Radiation Protection, practical rules, procedures 15:00 - VISIT TO SINCROTRONE, TRIESTE THURSDAY, 16 SEP Radionuclide tomographic imaging (SPECT) Radionuclide tomographic imaging (PET) Radionuclide Imaging Donald FREY (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, U.S.A.) COMPUTER SESSION Inf. Lab. (EMIT MRI Simulation) Franco MILANO (Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) Quality control of CR systems - Results from Trieste Paola BREGANT (Medical Physics Department, Triieste

9 FRIDAY, 17 SEP Nuclear medicine data processing Presentation of some examples of patients dose measurements programmes Mammography Franco MILANO (Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) Mammogrpahy QC Franco MILANO (Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Mammography QC results Franco MILANO (Universita' degli Studi di Firenze, Italy) MONDAY, 20 SEP WEEK September MR imaging methods MRI, Ch. 6 & Selective signal suppression MRI, Ch Practical implementation of QA-QC programmes, part 1: principles Practical implementation of QA-QC programmes, part 2: examples :00 Practical Work at Ospedale Maggiore, Trieste A. BENINI, M. De Denaro, P. Bregant, R. Vidimari.

10 TUESDAY 21 SEP Spacial characteristics of the MR image MRI, Ch MR image detail and noise MRI, Ch Acquisition time and procedure optimization MRI, Ch Potential and Accidental Exposures Organization of radiation protection in nuclear medicine 18:00 - RECEPTION - ADRIATICO TERRACE WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP MR vascular and functional imaging MRI, Ch. 12 & MR imaging artifacts, MR safety MRI, Ch. 14, MRI, Ch Radiation exposure in Pregnancy Presentation of results from International Projects Concluding Session All Directors

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