❰❰ Outlines • Overview of 90Y SIR-spheres therapy and imaging for liver cancer. • Indications for therapy and patient eligibility. • Criteria for patient selection. • Pre-Therapy imaging and mapping procedures. • Y-90 administration process. • Imaging SPECT/CT and PET/CT assessment after therapy. • Dosimetry calculations and assessments. ❰❰ عربي
❰❰ Outlines • Introduction to nuclear medicine • What is Nuclear Medicine? • History of Nuclear Medicine • Principles of Nuclear Medicine • Applications of Nuclear Medicine • Advantages of Nuclear Medicine • Challenges and risks • Future of Nuclear Medicine ❰❰ عربي Copyright © All Rights Reserved
❰❰ Outlines • What is an oncology scan in Nuclear Medicine? • The area of uptake, which may indicate cancer cells. • Oncology Scans (Reason for Scan, Patient preparation, Repeat and Radiopharmaceutical): Bone scan Thyroid uptake and scan Parathyroid scan Pheochromocytomas GFR Scanning Liver scan Octreotide scan Lymphoscintigraphy 18 F- FDG
❰❰ Outlines • Basic Principles of Radionuclide Production Method.. • The main route of transported materials, packaging and labeling classification. • The Role of International Agencies in Applying Safe Handling and Transportation Guidelines.. • The Role of medical Physicist, technologist and RSO in requesting and measuring radionuclide items. ❰❰ عربي
❰❰ Outlines • Quality Assurance in NM.• Definition of QA.• QA and QC.• Nuclear Medicine Services.• QA program in Nuclear Medicine.• Policies and Procedures Manual.• QC of Nuclear Medicine Instruments.• Guidance in QC procedures.• Why Quality Control?• Quality Control Manual.• Calibrating the System.• Calibration (Correction) Procedures:Energy CorrectionUniformity CorrectionCenter Of Rotation (COR)Tuning, Fine
❰❰ Outlines • About Dose Calibrator • Factors Affecting Accuracy of Dose Calibrator. • Several Agencies Recommended Testing of Dose Calibrator. • Equipment and Material Needed. • Dose Calibrator Tests Physical Inspection Precision Accuracy Constancy Relative Response Linearity - Decaying Source Method - Graded Sources (Shield) Method Geometry Test ❰❰ عربي
❰❰ Learning Objectives • Single Photon Emission Tomography - SPECT/CT. • Quality Control and Quality Assurance Tests. • Operating Parameters used in Planar and SPECT/CT. • Examples of Pitfalls in SPECT/CT Tests. ❰❰ عربي Copyright © All Rights Reserved
❰❰ Outlines • Radioactive package types • General requirements for transportation. • The Transport Index (TI). • Excepted packages. • Package markings and labels. • Category (I) package – White label • Category (II) package – Yellow • Category (III) package – Yellow • Vehicle placarding. • Dispatch of radioactive sources.
❰❰ Outlines • Design of nuclear medicine department and PET/CT facilities. • Designation of areas. • Radiation shielding and signs. • Authorized staff for handling radioactive material in nuclear medicine. • Receiving radioactive sources. • Radiation safety procedures for radiopharmacy. • Radiation Incidents. • Dose calibrator Quality Control. • Optimization for
❰❰ Outlines • History.• Principles of DXA.• Development.• Precision.• Standard Scores.• Strengths and Limitations of DXA.• Clinical Protocol for DXA Acquisition. Copyright © All Rights Reserved
