Wednesday, 9 November 2011

PLENARY SESSION III

Therapy Response, Cost Effectiveness and PET in Pediatrics

08:30 – 11:00

Chair J. A. Obando, United States of America

IAEA Coordinator R. Kashyap, IAEA

PET in Evaluation of Therapy B. Krause, EANM

Standardization and Quantitation A. Chiti EANM

Controversy 2: Quantitation - Is It Necessary for All Examinations? A. Bischof-Delaloye, Switzerland

Cost Effectiveness of PET/CT with a focus on the Developing World H. Macapinlac, United States of America

PET/CT - Applications and Protocols R. Howman-Giles, Australia

PLENARY DISCUSSION IIa

Panel Discussion: ARCCNM – Sustainability of Clinical PET in Asia

11:30 – 12:30

Chair H. Bom, ARCCNM

IAEA Coordinator M. Dondi, IAEA

Rapporteur T. Pascual, IAEA

Panel Members:

• PET-CT & Cyclotrons Current Status in Australia V. Kumar, Australia
• Clinical Experience with PET and PET/CT H. Macapinlac, United States of America
• Clinical Positron Emission Tomography in India A. Malhotra, India
• S. Solav, India
• Contraints in Establishing Cyclotron-PET/CT Facility T. San Luis, ASNM
• Sustainability of Clinical PET in Asia J. Soares Junior, Brazil

PARALLEL SESSION

Clinical PET II

14:00 – 15:30

Chair R. Howman-Giles, Australia

IAEA Coordinator D. Paez, IAEA

Cross Sectional Anatomy : Thorax J. A. Obando, United States of America

Read with the Expert: PET/CT Thorax G. Segall SNM

PARALLEL SESSION IIb

Radiopharmacy II – Panel Discussion: How to Implement GMPs

14:00 – 15:30

Chair V. Kumar, Australia

IAEA Coordinator A. Duatti, IAEA

Rapporteur P. Elsinga, Netherlands

Panel Members:

• How to implement GMP - A regulatory perspective from Europe C. Decristoforo, EANM
• GMP: An example of implementation P. Elsinga, Netherlands
• GMP - Limitations M. Mitterhauser, Austria
• Practical GMP in the US D. Schlyer, United States of America

PARALLEL SESSION IIc

Physics and Instrumentation II Panel Discussion: Dose Reduction and Radioproduction for Personnel

14:00 – 15:30

Chair F. Fahey, SNM

IAEA Coordinator S. Palm, IAEA

Rapporteur K. Pathmaraj, ANZSNM

Panel Members:

• Finger and extremity dose to nuclear medicine staff K. Bacher, PEDDOSE.NET
• Workflow and Personnel Dose in PET/CT C. Chow Robilotta, Brazil
• Reducing Dose to Personnel in Pediatric PET/CT F. Fahey, SNM
• Theoretical Approaches to dose reduction to workers in PET/CT M. Nuñez, Uruguay
• Radiation Dose To PET Personnel and Ongoing Strategies To Reduce Occupational Exposure To Staff K. Pathmaraj, ANZSNM
• International Recommendations for Eye Lens Dose and Implementation M. M. Rehani, IAEA

POSTER REVIEW SESSION II

16:00 – 17:00

IAEA Coordinator T. Pascual, IAEA

Participants:

• E. Alexanderson, Mexico
• H.S. Bom, ARCCNM
• C. Buchpiguel, WFNMB
• R. Howman-Giles, Australia
• S. Minoshima, Japan
• T. San Luis, ASNM
• J. Soares Junior, Brazil
• C. Van de Wiele, Belgium

PLENARY SESSION IV

Quality Assurance - Quality Control

17:00 – 18:00

Chair F. Fahey, SNM

IAEA Coordinator A. Duatti; U. Bhonsle, IAEA

QA and QC: Instrumentation R. Fulton, Australia

QA and QC: Radiopharmaceuticals C. Decristoforo, EANM