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About this Workshop
The trend to tie reimbursement for imaging procedures to
accreditation of these procedures is driving an increased demand for
medical physics support services. To assist medical physicists and
others prepare themselves to deliver support toward nuclear medicine
accreditation, MTMI has developed two continuing education programs.
A 3-day seminar entitled "The Physics of Nuclear Medicine" provides
a review organized around the four modules defined in the American
College of Radiology (ACR) accreditation standards for nuclear
medicine facilities. A second program "Hands-on Nuclear Medicine
Physics", which is described on this page, provides an opportunity
to receive practical training on the testing and quality control
procedures required for ACR and ICANL accreditation and for ongoing
technical support of nuclear medicine facilities. An understanding
of the principles and concepts presented in the first program or a
background in nuclear medicine physics is needed to take maximum
advantage of the hands on program. The hands-on training program is
organized with small group laboratory sessions using NM equipment
and phantoms to demonstrate testing and QC procedures and is
conducted by an experienced faculty.
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Educational Objectives
At the completion of this workshop, participants will have learned:
- The technology and imaging capabilities/limitations of PET scanners.
- Performance/QC testing procedures for SPECT and SPECT/CT units.
- Performance/QC testing procedures for PET and PET/CT units.
- Applications and analysis of cardiac nuclear medicine procedures.
- Performance/QC testing procedures for gamma cameras.
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Locations & Dates
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Who Should Attend
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This workshop is for medical physicists and others looking for
training on performing QA and acceptance testing procedures on
Nuclear Medicine Equipment. Prior attendance at the MTMI
Physics of Nuclear Medicine Seminar or a comparable level of
training on the physics of nuclear medicine is recommended.
Some more technically oriented and experienced nuclear
medicine technologists and vender personnel may also find this
workshop of value.
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Faculty
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Mark Madsen, Ph.D.
Professor - University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
James Halama, Ph.D.
Assoc. Professor of Radiology - Loyola University
Maywood, IL
Beth Harkness, M.S.
Medical Physicist - Henry Ford Hospital System
Detroit, MI
John Sunderland, Ph.D.
Director of PET Imaging Center - University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Jonathon Nye, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor - Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Continuing Education Credit
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Approval has been received from CAMPEP for up to 12.0
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.
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Acknowledgement
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MTMI would like to express appreciation for the assistance of
Mark Madsen, Ph.D., and members of the faculty of the
University of Iowa in designing the workshop content.
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Workshop Schedule
Day One
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7:30 am
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Registration and Coffee
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8:00 am
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Introduction .... Barnes
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8:10 am
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Gamma Camera QC .... Harkness
- Review of gamma camera instrumentation
- Gamma camera specifications
- Overview of NEMA, ICANL, ACR tests
- Common artifacts
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8:50 am
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Performance/QC Testing of SPECT and SPECT/CT Units .... Halama
- SPECT basics
- SPECT instruments
- ACR and ICANL accreditation
- SPECT artifacts
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9:30 am
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Lab Orientation .... Madsen
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9:35 am
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Informal Discussion and Break
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10:00 am
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Lab Session 1
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11:30 am
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Lunch (provided)
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12:15 pm
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Lab Session 2
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1:45 pm
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Lab Session 3
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3:15 pm
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Informal Discussion and Break
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3:45 pm
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Cardiac Nuclear Medicine Applications and Analysis
.... Madsen
- Cardiac SPECT procedures
- Specialized instrumentation
- Cardiac SPECT and Radiation Dose
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4:25 pm
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Questions and Discussion with Faculty
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5:00 pm
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Adjourn for the day
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Day Two
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7:30 am
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Coffee
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8:00 am
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Review of PET Principles and Instrumentation
.... Nye
- PET Physics
- PET imaging principles
- PET/CT Scanner Design
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8:40 am
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Performance/QC Testing of PET and PET/CT Units
.... Sunderland
- NEMA procedures (acceptance testing)
- Intro ACRIN imaging requirements
- Intro to ICANL and ACR PET imaging accreditation components
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9:20 am
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Informal Discussion and Break
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9:40 am
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Lab Session 4
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11:10 am
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Lab Session 5
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12:40 pm
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Discussion and Wrap-up
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1:00 pm
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Workshop Adjourned
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Workshop Labs
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Lab A
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Gamma Camera QC
Routine QC
NEMA Resolution/Registration
ACR phantom images
Collimator evaluation
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Lab B
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Cardiac Nuc Med Apps
SPECT
Cardiac gating
Attenuation correction QC
Motion correction
Software analysis
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Lab C
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SPECT Performance/QC
Uniformity
Center of rotation and pixel calibration
SPECT phantom resolution
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Lab D
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Performance/QC Testing of PET and PET/CT Units
Periodic calibration and normalization procedures
Daily QC
ACR PET image quality phantom
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Lab E
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PET Scanner Calibration
Description of procedures for calibration of a PET unit
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Registration
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