17th Romanian Training Course on Medical Physics

17th Edition of Romanian Training Course on Medical Physics is organized by College of Physicists in Medicine in Romania (CFMR: Colegiul Fizicienilor Medicali din Romania) in cooperation with West University of Timisoara and will be held from September 20-21, 2019 at Timisoara, Romania.

Accreditation: This Course has been approved for a maximum of 32 CME Credits.

Theme 01 Education and Training in Medical Physics

TRACKS:

• Development of Medical Physics in Eastern Europe
• BioMedical Physics Education for Healthcare Professions
• EFOMP: Student Projects in Developing Countrie
• Training in Medical Physics
• Research in Medical Physics in Eastern Europe
• Accreditation and Certification
• European Union qualification and curriculum framework in Medical Physics Expert Project
• MEDRAPET project
• IAEA, WHO, IFMBE, IOMP and EFOMP Symposium on Medical Physics in Developing Countries 

Theme 02 Radiotherapy Physics

TRACKS:

• Technology: Beam Delivery Techniques
• Planning: Imaging (Contouring, Segmentation, Fusion, Registration, Deformation)
• Planning: Strategies (Optimization, Motion Management, Remote Dose Planning)
• Planning: Dose Calculation (Analytical, Monte Carlo)
• Biological/Functional Imaging and Treatment Planning in Radiotherapy
• Treatment: Immobilization, Positioning and Motion Management (On-Line Imaging, Image-Guidance)
• Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
• RapidArc/VMAT (Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy)
• TomoTherapy
• Real-Time Image-Guided Radiation Therapy(IGRT)
• Adaptive Radiation Therapy (ART)
• Brachytherapy and Radionuclide Therapy
• Hadron Therapy
• Nanotechnology in Radiation Therapy and Imaging
• Special Treatment Strategies (Intraoperative, Stereotactic Treatments, Hypofractionation)
• Assessment of Radiotherapy Responses (Imaging, Outcome Modeling)
• Quality Assurance of Treatment Delivery (IMRT and RapidArc/VMAT Treatment Verification, IGRT)
• Quality Management and Patient Safety

Theme 03 Physics of Diagnostic Radiology and Medical Imaging

TRACKS:

• X-ray Imaging
• Mammography
• Computed Tomography
• Dental Radiology
• Dose, Risk and Dose Optimization
• Quality Assurance in Diagnostic Radiology
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Ultrasound Imaging
• Osteodensitometry
• Multi-Modality Imaging
• Imaging Bioimpedance and Bioelectric Sources
• Optical Imaging
• Medical Termography
• Phase Contrast Imaging
• Image Processing
• Imaging Detector Technology
• Simulation Methods: Digital Phantoms and Monte Carlo Methods
• Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Theme 04 Physics of Nuclear Medicine

TRACKS:

• BioMolecular Imaging
• Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
• Hybrid Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems (SPECT-CT and PET-CT)
• Radiopharmaceutical Therapy
• Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine
• Dosimetry in dual mode imaging systems (SPECT-CT & PET-CT)
• Biological Dosimetry

Theme 05 Dosimetry

TRACKS:

• Dosimetry in Radiotherapy
• Dosimetry in X-ray Imaging
• Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine
• Dosimetry in dual modality imaging systems (SPECT-CT and PET-CT)
• Dosimetric Techniques and Phantoms
• Micro and Nano Dosimetry
• Calibration of diagnostic and therapy radiation measurement instrumentation
• Remote Dose Monitoring

Theme 06 Non-Ionizing Radiation Treatment

TRACKS:

• Hyperthemia Therapy
• High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Therapy
• Terahertz Radiation Therapy
• Target Ablation by using Microwave, Radiofrequence, Cryotherapy, etc.
• LASIK (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis)
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
• Laser Therapy

Theme 07 Biological Effects of Radiation

TRACKS:

• Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
• Biological Effects of Non-Ionizing Radiation
• Biological Dosimetry

Theme 08 Health Physics

TRACKS:

• Radiation Protection Reference Levels for Patients and Personnel
• Radiation Shielding for Medical Installation
• Non-Ionising Radiation Protection Reference Levels
• Population protection against physical agents or phenomena (construction materials, biomaterials, bioelectricitate, biomagnetism, biomechanics)
• Environmental protection (gas emission, harmful substances)

Theme 09 Physiological Measurement Tehniques

TRACKS:

Theme 10 Biomaterials and Artificial Organs

TRACKS:

• Biomaterials for Cell and Organ Therapies
• Cardiovascular Biomaterials, Artificial Heart and Cardiac Assist Devices
• Artificial Skin, Bones, Joints, Teeth and Related Biomaterials
• Histopathology
• Drug Delivery and Control Release

Theme 11 Biosensor and Bionanotechnology

TRACKS:

• BioSensors and Nanobiosensors
• Nanoparticles/Nanotheranostics
• Lab-on-chip/Biochips
• Biomagnetism
• Nanotoxicology Characterization, Dosing and Health Effects

Theme 12 Biosignal Processing

TRACKS:

• Biosignal Processing and Physiological Modeling
• Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Biomedical Signals
• Signal Pattern Classification
• Adaptive and Parametric Filtering
• Time-frequency Analysis
• Connectivity and Causality
• Blind Source Separation
• Machine Learning

Theme 13 Neuroscience

TRACKS:

• Neural Interfaces and Regeneration
• Brain Computer/Machine Interfaces
• NeuroProstheses
• Deep Brain Stimulation
• Motor Learning and Neural Control
• Brain Physiology and Modeling
• Neural Signal Processing
• Functional Neuroimaging
• Neurological Disorders
• Transcranial Magnetic and Electric Stimulation

Theme 14 Healthcare and Medical Devices

TRACKS:

• Diagnostic and Therapy Devices
• BioInstrumentation
• Image-guided Devices and Therapies
• Medical Device and System Design and Manufacturing
• Medical Device Evaluation and Standards

Theme 15 Information and Communication in Medicine, Telemedicine and e-Health, Health Informatics

TRACKS:

• Medical Informatics
• Image Processing, Display and Visualization
• Computer Aided Diagnosis
• PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems)
• Standards: DICOM**, ISO, IHE***
• Hospital Information Systems
• Telemedicine
• Digital Operating Room
• Workflow, Patient Specific Modeling
• Medicine on the Internet of Things
• Distant monitoring and telehome care

Theme 16 Computer Aided Healthcare, Image Guided Therapy, Modeling and Simulation

TRACKS:

• Robots and Manipulators in Therapy
• Image Guided Interventions
• Endoscopy
• Soft Tissue and Vessel Based Navigation
• Audiology
• Ophthalmology
• Electrotherapy and Defibrillation
• Dialysis
• Modeling and Simulation