Course details

Learning objectives of the program

This is a course with a series of lectures aims to enhance knowledge of participants on safety standards and good practice in Radiotherapy, and to support improving their practical skills and competencies in this field. The lectures will demonstrate the basic to advance theoretical and clinical aspects of modern radiotherapy practices among participants. The sessions will be highly intensive and interactive and would expect participants to exhibit a high degree of commitment and enthusiasm. The complete course will include 8 lectures by 8 speakers and a group discussion session with all the speakers.

The learning objectives of the e-learning program are:

Learning Outcomes:

  • Understanding the basic operational functions of medical imaging systems and image quality evaluations in interventional radiology.
  • To know how CT scan works from physics principles to qualitative image quality criteria Test objects
  • Understand how CT image quality and patient dose are affected by the characteristics of the various components of these imaging systems
  • To develop theoretical knowledge about CT image quality and processing technologies
  • To play a significant role in determining health care professionals’ proficiency with the most recent interventions and technologies.
  • Learning the emerging imaging technologies
  • Be able to properly use individual imaging modalities.
  • To implement effective Continuing professional development (CPD) e-learning programs for medical physicists.
  • The overall objective of the program is to improve the accuracy of treatment and diagnosis, increase cure rates and minimize side effects.

By the end of this course participants should be able to learn:

  • Understanding the basic operational functions of medical imaging systems and image quality evaluations in interventional radiology.
  • To know how CT scan works from physics principles to qualitative image quality criteria Test objects
  • Understand how CT image quality and patient dose are affected by the characteristics of the various components of these imaging systems
  • Understand how to perform dosimetry in Radiotherapy for proper performance and compliance
  • To develop theoretical knowledge about CT image quality and processing technologies
  • To play a significant role in determining health care professionals’ proficiency with the most recent interventions and technologies.
  • Learning the emerging imaging technologies
  • Be able to properly use individual imaging modalities.
  • To implement effective Continuing professional development (CPD) e-learning programs for medical physicists.
  • To achieve SDG-goal 3 (Good Health & Well-being) and SDG-goal 4 (Quality Education).
  • The overall objective of the program is to improve the accuracy of treatment, increasing cure rates and minimize side effects.

Target Audience

The course is also suitable for

  • Post Graduate Students of medical physics
  • Medical Physicists early in their careers and eager to update their knowledge of physics and technical aspects of Radiotherapy
  • Medical Physicist from Institutes / Hospitals
  • Researchers and academicians from the medical physics faculty
  • Dosimetrists and radiation technologists have a strong interest in the application of physics and technology in radiotherapy.
  • D. students in radiation therapy or physics.

Teaching methodology

  • The lectures will be in a familiar format, introducing a specific topic through a presentation, with chat box and polling option for interaction with the lecturers by using Zoom Video Conferencing System.
  • After the lecture, there will be a Q & A session for 15 minutes.
  • Study materials related to the lectures will be provided to the participants after each lecture.
  • A group discussion session will be held with all the speakers and participants.
  • A limited number of participants will be selected to successfully proceed with the course.
  • At the end of the course, there will be an examination to judge the learning outcomes of the participants.
  • The examination procedure will be strictly maintained by the organizing committee and the answer script will be evaluated by the speakers.

Evaluation and quality assurance

An evaluation of the program by the speakers and participants will be executed for further improvement of the e-learning program. It is an option for judging the program by the participants and the speakers and is used for continuous improvements in the successive programs. Regarding this SCMPCR will provide an evaluation form through a link to the participants and speakers at the end of the course.

SITopic NameDate & TimeSpeaker
1Image Quality evaluations in Interventional Radiology: From physics principles to qualitative image quality criteria Test objects  7th October (Friday), 9:30 AM  – 10.30 AM (GMT)Prof. Seungyong Cho, Dept. of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering, KAIST  
2Dosimetry in Computed Tomography8th October (Saturday), 7:30 AM  – 8.30 AM (GMT)Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Natasa Milickovic-Skalonja Head of the Department of Medical Physics and Engineering, Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH, Germany
3CT image quality and dose9th October (Sunday), 9:30 AM – 10.30 AM (GMT)Prof. Dr. Marc Kachelrieß, Dipl.-Phys. Division of X-Ray Imaging and CT, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
4Practical CT Clinical Dose Reporting14th October ( Friday) 9:30 AM – 10.30 AM (GMT)Dipl. Ing. Kathrin Entz Medical Physics Expert, University Hospital Frankfurt, Germany  
5CT image quality and processing technologies15th October (Saturday), 9:30 AM  – 10.30 AM (GMT)Prof. Dr. Zhi Yang School of Biomedical Engineering, Capital Medical University, China
6State of the art and new trends in angiographic clinical applications16th October (Sunday), 9:30 AM – 10.30 AM (GMT)Prof. Dr. XiaoJuan Guo Radiology Department, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, China
7Equipment and Patient-Specific Dosimetry in Interventional Radiology21st October (Friday), 9:30 AM – 10.30 AM (GMT)Dr. Stephan Garbe Medical Physicist, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
8Computed Tomography: A Review of the Emerging Technologies22nd October (Saturday), 01:00 PM – 02:00 PM (GMT)Prof. Dr. Cynthia H. McCollough Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Director, CT Clinical Innovation Center  
9Group Discussion23rd October (Sunday), 9:30 AM – 11.30 AM (GMT)All speakers
10Examination28th October (Friday), 9:30 AM – 10.30 AM (GMT)

NB: To achieve CPD, attendance must be at least 80%.

Program Manager

Fahim Muhammad Rafiul Islam

Email: fahim.mpbme@gmail.com

Phone: 8801739196906