EFOMP, in collaboration with the Czech Association of Medical Physicists and the Department of Dosimetry and Application of Ionizing Radiation of Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague invite you to the next ESMPE on 10th - 12th February 2022.
The school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected to site planning and shielding design in medical installation The school will cover the main radioprotection aspects of the shielding calculations for typical medical installations
This two and a half day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in the Radiation protection field as Radiation Protection Experts As in past school editions, there will be an optional examination at the end for those seeking a higher level of certification beyond attendance ESMPE have decided this event will be in a hybrid format Participants and lecturers will be on site in Prague where possible, but the school will also be live streamed so participants can join live online if they cannot travel to the venue
Content
- Radiation protection principles applied to radiation shielding design
- Methodology for Diagnostic and interventional X ray Shielding (conventional, CT, IR)
- Methodology for Nuclear Medicine Shielding (conventional, PET, NM therapy)
- Methodology for Radiation Therapy Shielding (LINAC, special equipment, Proton)
- Radiation protection surveys
- Worked Examples
Organisers
Brendan McClean (Chair of the School)
Paddy Gilligan, Marco Brambilla (Scientific Chairs)
Jaroslav Ptáček, Tereza Hanušová (CAMP)
This one day satellite meeting will be held in conjunction with the 3rd European Congress of Medical Physics. The vast majority of radiotherapy centers undertake some form of Patient Specific Quality Assurance (PSQA) for some or all patients undergoing advanced RT treatments.
While there is some potential benefit in doing this, there are significant challenges in terms of resources required and in understanding the inherent assumptions and limitations of the different equipment and techniques used. This workshop is intended to first allow the participants to consider why we should (or should not) undertake PSQA. The faculty will then explore the main approaches to PSQA (pre-treatment, on-treatment and post-treatment). This exploration is intended to provide participants with an opportunity to examine the underlying assumptions, recognise the advantages and limitations of each approach and assess of the output from each.
The event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board for Accreditation in Medical Physics) and is intended for practising clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in Radiation Oncology clinical routine.
Organizers: Brendan McClean, Efi Koutsouveli (Scientific Chairs), Alberto Torresin (Chair of the School)