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About this Seminar
In the past several years, significant advances in the technology of
Computed Tomography (CT) have occurred. These developments have
driven an expansion in the clinical applications of CT and an
increase in the number of CT scanners. Opportunities for CT
technologists have grown as a result. Never has the importance of CT
dose control been so prevalent in the public as it is today. The
competent CT technologist must have the most current information in
order to provide quality patient care.
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Educational Objectives
At the completion of this seminar,
participants will:
- Understand the evolution of the technology involved in the acquisition of CT images.
- Discuss the technologists' role in radiation education.
- Discuss ALARA and dose creep.
- Discuss volume acquisition scanning - pros and cons
- Appreciate radiation safety and dose considerations needed to conduct CT examinations safely.
- Discuss protocol optimization/dose - using parameters to control dose.
- Discuss the various applications of multi-detector scanning.
- Discuss the optimization of formatted images.
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Locations & Dates
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Who Should Attend
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- CT Technologists
- Radiologic Technologists
- Students and Educators
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Also those interested in:
- Updating and renewing CT skills
- Starting "on-the-job" training in CT
- Radiation Safety and reducing patient dose
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About the Instructor
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Christine Eckenrod RT(R)(CT)(MR)
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Christine started her medical imaging career when she
graduated from the Altoona Hospital School of Radiologic
Technology in 1986. In 1993, she specialized as a CT
technologist followed by MRI in 2004. She is currently
employed as a CT/MR technologist with Alliance Imaging, INC.
She has extensive experience in CT training and protocol
development. Christine presents a lighthearted, easy to
understand review of all of the basics of CT Scanning while
reviewing the content specifications for the ARRT CT registry.
You will be sure to enjoy the presentation while learning or
refreshing your knowledge in the field of CT Imaging.
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Seminar Credit
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An application for 8 hours of Category A continuing education
credit recognized by the ARRT for radiologic technologists has
been filed. A certificate of attendance will be provided for
each individual upon completion of the seminar. All attendees
must attend the entire seminar to receive full credit.
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Seminar Schedule
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8:00 am
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Registration and Coffee
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8:30 am
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Evolution of CT Imaging
- From single-slice to dual source
- Detector configurations
- How slip-ring technology changed CT
- Volume acquisition scanning - pros and cons
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9:15 am
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Let's Talk Dose
- DLP and CTDI
- Dose creep
- ALARA
- What are the vendors doing to help
- To shield or not to shield
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10:00 am
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Informal Discussion and Break
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10:10 am
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Let's Talk Dose (continued)
- In the News - the public's concerns over radiation exposure
- Which exams are the culprits
- Is more always necessary
- The technologists' role in radiation education
- Common mistakes and misconceptions
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11:00 am
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Protocol Development with Sample Protocols
- Protocol optimization/dose
- using parameters to control dose
- Parameter choices and how to use them to optimize image quality
- Making trade offs
- Developing protocols
- Sample protocols
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12:00 noon
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Lunch - (on your own)
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1:00 pm
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Applying Parameters in a Clinical Setting
- Understanding types of resolution
- Table pitch and table speed
- Trade offs
- making the best decision
- What do you want to choose?
- What are you going to loose?
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1:50 pm
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Applications of Multi-Dectector Scanning
- Single breath hold and mulit-phase scanning
- Trauma imaging
- CT Angiography
- Virtual imaging
- Enterography
- Brain Perfusion
- Additional applications of CT Imaging
- PET/CT and Radiation Therapy planning
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2:30 pm
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Informal Discussion and Break
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2:40 pm
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Optimizing Contrast Injections
- Injection rates and dosages
- Bolus timing
- Venous contamination
- Special IV considerations
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3:20 pm
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Optimizing Reformatted Images
- How parameters affect reformats
- Planes of anatomy
- Optimizing reformats
- sagittal and coronal
- 3D - mip, volume rendered, surface rendered
- curved reformat
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4:10 pm
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Question and Answer Session
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4:30 pm
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Adjourn
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Registration
All prices for dates in the US are in US dollars.
All prices for dates in Canada are in Canadian dollars.
| ♦ | Amount | Early | Reg Door | | Technologist | | | |
| Regular Price | 189.00 | 179.00 | 199.00 |
| Member Price | 171.00 | 161.00 | 179.00 |
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