The Institute of Cancer Research – Nuclear Medicine and PET Imaging Course

Tuesday 12 – Friday 15 March 2024
Closing date for registrations – 26 February 2024

Venue: 
The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, UK.

Course overview
This longstanding course is designed to teach the scientific principles upon which nuclear medicine imaging is based. It gives an introduction to the underlying physics and radiochemistry principles which form the basis of nuclear medicine before delivering a set of detailed lectures covering all aspects of imaging.

The course is run over four days (Tuesday to Friday). Each day is designed to cover a particular theme. The first day primarily covers radionuclides and radiation protection; the second day focuses on gamma camera and SPECT imaging; the third day is dedicated to PET/CT imaging. The fourth day concentrates on individual patient dosimetry/treatment planning for molecular radiotherapy.

The course is intended to be useful for medical physicists in training and postgraduate students, as well as more experienced professionals seeking to refresh or expand their knowledge in key areas.

The course assumes some familiarity with general principles of physics, but no specific knowledge of nuclear medicine imaging is assumed. A provisional lecture list is available below.

Provisional lecture list

• Physics for Nuclear Medicine
• Current State and Development in Nuclear Medicine
• Radiation Detectors
• Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine
• Radionuclide Production
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Clinical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine
• The Gamma Camera
• Nuclear Medicine Imaging Techniques
• SPECT Imaging
• Iterative Reconstruction
• Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine Therapy
• Image Processing Techniques
• Quality Control and Assessment of Gamma Cameras
• Advances in Gamma Camera Technology
• PET Physics and Instrumentation
• Principles of CT imaging
• PET Tracer Production and Molecular Targeting
• Principles of Tracer Kinetics
• Clinical Aspects of Nuclear Medicine
• PET in Radiotherapy
• Advances in PET Technology
• Introduction to the MIRD Schema
• Quantitative Imaging
• Applications of Internal Dosimetry
• Radiobiology for MRT
• Dosimetry in Emerging Clinical Therapies
• Absorbed Dose Calculation Algorithms
• Dosimetry Practical

Each lecture will be 45 minutes in duration.

Delegates wishing to attend on particular days only, will be charged on a pro rata basis. The number of participants will be limited, so early booking is advised. The cost includes lecture notes.

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