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CT Physics Update: Dose and Imaging Quality
This program is now offered as a Live Webinar only.
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Overview
About this Course
Next Session will be Spring 2020
Protocol and dose optimization is of great importance in computed tomography. It is central to the safe and appropriate use of CT and is now included in some regulations including the standards of accrediting bodies. Medical physicists have a critical role to play in helping facilities control radiation dose, and improve CT protocols to provide valuable clinical information while minimizing risk. To provide support for facilities, physicists must understand the scanner features, and how they impact image quality and dose. This course will provide an opportunity for medical physicists to increase their understanding of computed tomography, advanced features of scanners, and of the accreditation process. Manufacturer-specific information on scanner features will be presented. Participants are invited to bring their questions and concerns about supporting these units for an exchange with other attendees and the faculty. This course will provide 15.5 hours of continuing education credit, including 8 SAMs, to meet the ACR and ABR MOC requirements for qualified medical physicists supporting accredited facilities.
Can't travel and need this course?
- This course will be a live webinar broadcast.
- You will experience the lectures from the comfort of home.
- Asking questions of the instructors is easy via the webinar question box.
- Post test is required
Educational Objectives
At the completion of this course attendees will be able to:
- Recall the technology of multi-detector CT units.
- Define how radiation dose from CT units is measured and controlled.
- Outline the development and optimization of CT protocols.
- Recognize the impact of advanced scanner features for various clinical applications.
- Design an effective QC program for technologists and the physicist.
- Employ the programs, testing requirements and application processes of accreditation bodies.
~ AAPM endorses the educational component of this program. ~
It does not however, endorse any product used or referred to in the program.
Schedule
| Day One | |
7:30 am Central Time | Computed Tomography: A Review of the Technologies (SAM)
CT Reconstruction Basics
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| 9:00 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 9:15 am | CT Image Quality Metrics
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| 10:15 am | Clinical Applications of CT: An Overview (SAM)
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| 11:15 am | Factors Affecting CT Protocols and Dose (SAM)
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch break |
| 1:00 pm | A Radiologist’s Perspective on Optimizing CT Protocols & Dose |
| 2:00 pm | Specialized CT Applications (SAM)
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| 3:00 pm | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 3:15 pm | The Physicist’s Role in Optimizing CT Protocols and Dose |
| 4:15 pm | Using Dose Tracking Software for Optimization |
| 5:15 pm | Adjourn for the Day |
| Day Two | |
| 7:30 am | Techniques for Measuring CT Dose (SAM)
Practical CT Clinical Dose Reporting
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| 8:30 am | Dual Energy Technology
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| 10:00 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:15 am | CT Accreditation Overview (SAM)
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| 11:45 am | Lunch break |
| 12:30 pm | Pitfalls and Solutions to Accreditation Submissions
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| 1:30 pm | Fetal Dose |
| 2:00 pm | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 2:15 pm | CT Testing and QA for Physicists and Technologists (SAM)
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| 3:15 pm | Program Overview and Q & A |
| 3:45 pm | Adjourn |
| ~ Schedule subject to change ~ |
Audience
- Medical Physicists
- Technically knowledgeable CT technologists
- Vendor personnel working in CT
- Others interested in the technology of CT scanning
Faculty
Name
Frank Dong, PhD
Program Director
Diagnostic Physicist
Associate Professor of Radiology
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Name
Elliot K. Fishman, MD, FACR
Professor of Radiology, Oncology, Surgery and Urology
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Name
Max Amurao, PhD, MBA, DABR(D,N), MRSE, CMLSO
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
Name
Sandra Larson, PhD
Diagnostic Physicist
Department of Radiology
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
Credits
CAMPEP pending
This program is designed to provide 15.5 hours of continuing education. The program has been submitted for approval by CAMPEP for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists.
SAMs
SAMs
This activity includes 7 approved SAM credits for Physicists.
To cover approval, tracking and reporting costs, MTMI charges $30 for each SAM credit awarded. SAM credits may be purchased in advance or if at a live program, at the site.
The American Board of Radiology (ABR) as part of its Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program for diplomats in radiology, radiation oncology and medical physics with time-limited or continuous certificates, requires participation in LifeLong Learning and Self Assessment. The ABR requires each diplomat to attain at least 75 continuing education credits (CE) every 3 years which includes at least 25 self-assessment CE (SA-CE) credits. One form of SA-CE credits are ABR approved Self-Assessment Modules (SAMs). Participants are expected to self-report their SAM credits to the ABR. Go to www.theabr.org for more information about their MOC program and requirements.
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