BIR : Optimization in Digital Radiography

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Fri, 9 Oct 2015, 00:00

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Fri, 9 Oct 2015, 00:00

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https://membersarea.bir.org.uk/multievents/displayEvent.asp?Type=Full&Code=5247

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This is a CPD-focused meeting designed to provide diagnostic radiology and radiation protection physicists and interested radiographers with an update on digital radiography (CR and DR) dosimetry, image quality measurement and understanding of what is required to optimise digital radiography procedures.

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General Info

Educational aims:

To provide an update on relevant technological developments in digital radiography
To provide an update on image quality measurement
To provide an update on measures of radiation dose
To explore the balance between image quality and dose in digital radiography
To provide attendees with practical advice for optimising imaging quality and radiation dose

Philips

Philips is a diversified health and well-being company and a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting. Our vision is to make the world healthier and more sustainable through meaningful innovation. We develop innovative healthcare solutions across the continuum of care, in partnership with clinicians and our customers to improve patient outcomes, provide better value, and expand access to care. As part of this mission we are committed to fuelling a revolution in imaging solutions, designed to deliver greater collaboration and integration, increased patient focus, and improved economic value. We provide advanced imaging technologies you can count on to make confident and informed clinical decisions, while providing more efficient, more personalised care for patients.

Siemens Healthcare

The Siemens Healthcare sector is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry and a trendsetter in medical imaging, laboratory diagnostics, medical information technology and hearing aids. Siemens offers its customers products and solutions for the entire range of patient care from a single source – from prevention and early detection to diagnosis, and on to treatment and aftercare. By optimising clinical workflows for the most common diseases, Siemens also makes healthcare faster, better and more cost-effective. For further information please visit: http://www.siemens.co.uk/healthcare

Registration Fees:

Non-BIR member	£250
BIR Consultant member	£145
BIR Non-Consultant member	£110
BIR Trainee member	£65
BIR Retired/Student member	£55

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Programme Details

09:20	Registration and refreshments
09:50	Introduction
Chair:	Mr David Platten, Clinical Scientist,
	Northampton General Hospital
	MANAGEMENT OF OPTIMISATION
10:00	How to manage optimisation in digital radiography
	Dr Craig Moore,
	Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
	A CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE
10:20	Clinical image quality requirements
	Speaker to be confirmed
10:40	Practical aspects of optimisation
	Mr Michael Fell,
	Senior I Radiographer with Advanced Practice,
	Milton Keynes General Hospital
11:00	Refreshments
	EQUIPMENT FACTORS
11:20	The role of detector technology
	Mr David Platten,
	Northampton General Hospital
	MEASURING IMAGE QUALITY AND DOSE
11:40	Radiation dose metrics (patient and detector)
	Dr Tim Wood,
	Principal Physicist / RPA / MPE,
	Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
12:00	Equipment-based measures of image quality
	Mr David Platten, Clinical Scientist,
	Northampton General Hospital
12:20	Setting up of automatic exposure control
	Mr David Platten, Clinical Scientist,
	Northampton General Hospital
12:40	Lunch
	OPTIMISATION IN A CLINICAL DEPARTMENT
13:40	Patient radiation dose audit
	Dr Tim Wood,
	Principal Physicist / RPA / MPE,
	Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
14:00	Clinically-based measures of image quality
	Dr Alistair Mackenzie,
	Research Physicist,
	Royal Surrey County Hospital
14:20	What can be done in clinical practice
	Dr Craig Moore,
	Hull & East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
14:40	Refreshments
15:00	Case studies
	ADVANCED TOPICS
15:40	Image simulation and modelling
	Dr Alistair Mackenzie,
	Research Physicist,
	Royal Surrey County Hospital
16:00	The future
	Dr Alistair Mackenzie,
	Research Physicist,
	Royal Surrey County Hospital
16:20	Discussion
16:40	Close