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CT Physics Update: Dose and Imaging Quality
All webinars are held in Central Time, see Time Zone Map Below
Overview
About this Course
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 webinar 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. This course will provide 12 hours of continuing education credit, including 5 SAMs.
Webinar Convenience - No need to travel!
- 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:
- Review the components of multi-detector CT units.
- Summarize the how the use of contrast can affect image quality
- Explain how radiation dose from CT units is measured and controlled.
- Outline the development and optimization of CT protocols.
- Discuss the workflow and CT protocol from the technologist perspective.
- Recognize the impact of advanced scanner features for various clinical applications.
- Design an effective QC program for technologists and the physicist.
- Describe how dual-energy techniques affect radiation dose.
- 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 | |
8:00 am Central | Computed Tomography: A Review of the Technologies (SAM)
CT Reconstruction Basics
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| 9:00 am | Image Quality and Dose - Tech Perspective
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| 10:00 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:15 am | CT Image Quality Metrics
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| 11:15 am | Techniques for Measuring CT Dose (SAM)
Practical CT Clinical Dose Reporting
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| 12:15 pm | Lunch break |
| 12:45 pm | Work Flow and CT Protocols |
| 1:45 pm | CT Accreditation Overview (SAM)
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| 2:45 pm | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 3:00 pm | Factors Affecting CT Protocols and Dose (SAM)
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| 4:00 pm | Adjourn for the Day |
| Day Two | |
| 8:00 am | Pitfalls and Solutions to Accreditation Submissions
CT Testing and QA for Physicists and Technologists (SAM)
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| 9:15 am | Dual Energy Technology |
| 10:15 am | Informal Discussion and Break |
| 10:30 am | Using Dose Tracking Software for Optimization |
| 11:30 am | Lunch break |
| 12:00 pm | Fetal Dose |
| 12:30 pm | The Physicist's Role in Optimizing CT Protocols and Dose |
| 1:30 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
Mark Bake, DBA, MS, BS, RT(R)(CT)
Dean of Allied Health Sciences
BSRS Program Director
Associate Professor
Bellin College
Green Bay, WI
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
Name
Sandra Halliburton, PhD
Director of Clinical Architecture
Philips Healthcare
Cleveland, OH
Credits
CAMPEP
This program provides 11.75 hours of continuing education for medical physicists. The program has been approved by CAMPEP for Medical Physics Continuing Education Credit (MPCEC) for qualified medical physicists.
ASRT Category A
This program provides 14 hours of Category A continuing education credit for radiologic technologists approved by ASRT and recognized by the ARRT and various licensure states. Category A credit is also recognized by CAMRT’s Continuing Education Credit Approval Program for CE credit in Canada. You must attend the entire program to receive your certificate of completion.
SAMs
SAMs
This activity includes 5 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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