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The Physics of Nuclear Medicine
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.
Locations & Dates
Atlanta, GA Nov 11-13, 10

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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

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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