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Medical Technology Management Institute

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Three Day Seminar

21 Hours CAMPEP Credit

About This Seminar

The growth in technology of nuclear medicine imaging and the emerging field of molecular imaging are driving an increased utilization of nuclear medicine clinical procedures and the expansion of facilities. This creates a challenge for clinical medical physicists to stay up-to-date on this technology, participate in equipment performance surveys and acceptance tests and establish quality control programs for these systems. The American College of Radiology (ACR) has established a voluntary accreditation program for Nuclear Medicine facilities consisting for four modules: General Nuclear Medicine, SPECT, Nuclear Cardiology and PET Imaging. The ACR has also established continuing education requirements for medical physicists and others working with these facilities which are currently in effect. This 3-day seminar will provide a comprehensive series of presentations covering the four modules of ACR accreditation. Recommended surveying and QC procedures will be emphasized along with a review of the technology, instrumentation and radiation safety for this field.

Educational Objectives

At the completion of this program,
participants should have learned:

About the calibration and radiation safety of radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear medicine.
The technology of state-of-the-art gamma cameras, SPECT and PET units.
Acceptance testing and quality assurance procedures for nuclear medicine equipment.
Cardiac nuclear medicine clinical applications using various technologies.
Shielding requirements for PET facilities.
ACR and ICANL accreditation requirements and procedures for nuclear medicine facilities.

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Seminar Format
Each session/presentation in the seminar will be given in lecture format using audio-visual materials. A syllabus with supporting material for each presentation will be provided to all attendees. The exchange of practical experience between faculty members and attendees will be encouraged.
Seminar Credit
This activity is designed to provide continuing education for the practicing clinical medical physicist and for the Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Approval has been received from CAMPEP for up to 20.5 hours of Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists. This program has also been submitted to the SNMT for Voice Credits for Nuclear Medicine Technologists.
Faculty
Mark Madsen, PhD Professor University of Iowa Iowa City, IA James Halama, Ph.D. Associates Professor of Radiology Loyola University Maywood, IL Frederic Fahey, D.Sc. Clinical Medical Physicist Childrens Hospital Boston, MA Tim Turkington, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor Duke University Durham, NC
Acknowledgement
MTMI would like to thank the following company for their support of this workshop.

Seminar Schedule

Day One

7:00 am	Registration and Coffee
	Module 1 - Radiopharmaceuticals and Radiation Safety
8:00 am	Review of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Equipment ..... Frederic Fahey, D.Sc. Historical development Equipment overview Technology evolution Clinical applications of nuclear medicine Roles and responsibilities of the physicist
8:50 am	Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine ..... Frederic Fahey, D.Sc. Generators Dose Calibration QC Radiation safety Acceptance of Packages
9:35 am	Informal Discussion and Break
10:00 am	Dosimetry of Radiopharmaceuticlas used in NM ..... James Halama, Ph.D. Dose calculation techniques Internal organ doses Typical clinical doses
11:00 am	NM Therapy Administration ..... James Halama, Ph.D. Agents and therapy protocols Radiation dosimetry Radiation safety Patient instruction
12:00 pm	Questions and Answers ..... Faculty
12:15 pm	Lunch (on your own)
	Module 2 - NM Imaging and QC
1:30 pm	Physics of SPECT Imaging ..... Mark Madsen, Ph.D. Review of SPECT technology Clinical applications of SPECT Review of SPECT equipment Reconstruction algorithms
2:30 pm	Camera Detector Technology ..... Frederic Fahey, D.Sc. Camera design characteristics - NaI(T1) and new materials Gamma camera performance characteristics Image quality parameters and artifacts
3:15 pm	Informal Discussion and Break
3:45 pm	Acceptance Testing of NM Systems ..... Frederic Fahey, D.Sc. Phantoms and testing procedures ACR phantom - Tc, Tl, Ga Need for multiple isotope testing
4:45 pm	Questions and Answers ..... Faculty
5:00 pm	Adjourn for the Day

Day Two

8:00 am	Hybrid SPECT/CT Systems ..... Mark Madsen, Ph.D. Clnical applications Image fusing QC procedures
9:00 am	Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Facilities ..... Frederic Fahey, D.Sc. ACR and ICANL requirements Role of the medical physicist CE requirements
10:15 am	Informal Discussion and Break
10:30 am	Standard QC Recommendations ..... James Halama, Ph.D. Physicists QC Technologists QC

	Module 3 - Cardiac Imaging
11:30 am	Nuclear Cardiology Clinical Studies ..... James Halama, Ph.D. Gated blood imaging Myocardial perfusion imaging - specialized software (cedars, Emory, 4DM)
12:15 pm	Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm	Specialized Cardiac Camera Systems ..... Mark Madsen, Ph.D. Features and specifications Attenuation correction
2:15 pm	Quality Control and Accreditation of Cardiac SPECT Systems ..... Mark Madsen, Ph.D. Motion correction Planar QC SPECT QC
3:00 pm	Informal Discussion and Break
3:20 pm	Panel Discussion on Cardiac NM ..... Faculty

	Module 4 - PET Imaging
3:45 pm	Handling PET Radiopharmaceuticals ..... Tim Turkington, Ph.D. Production and storage Radiation safety
4:40 pm	Questions and Answers ..... Faculty

5:00 pm	Adjourn for the Day

Day Three

8:00 am	Review of the Physics of PET Imaging ..... Tim Turkington, Ph.D. Positron annihilation, coincidence detection Degrading factors Scanner design requirements
9:15 am	PET Instrumentation ..... Tim Turkington, Ph.D. Vendors PET/CT Detectors
10:15 am	Informal Discussion and Break
10:30 am	Acceptance Testing and QC Procedures of PET Units ..... Tim Turkington, Ph.D. Calibration Phantoms and testing procedures, NEMA tests QC testing frequency Role of the technologist
11:45 am	Lunch (on your own)
12:45 pm	Shielding PET Facilities ..... Mark Madsen, Ph.D. Calculating shielding requirements Shielding installation considerations
1:45 pm	Clinical Applications of PET Imaging ..... Tim Turkington, Ph.D. Oncology Neurology Radiation safety and patient handling Image quantitation
2:30 pm	Informal Discussion and Break
2:45 pm	Cardiac PET ..... Mark Madsen, Ph.D. FDG Rubidium Other agents
3:45 pm	Questions and Answers ..... Faculty
4:00 pm	Adjourn Seminar

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