IEEE NPSS School on Advanced Topics in Medical Imaging - Manila

Name: IEEE NPSS School on Advanced Topics in Medical Imaging - Manila
Start: 2026-12-08T08:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-12-13T18:10:00+08:00
Location: No location set

8 Dec 2026, 08:00 → 13 Dec 2026, 18:10 Asia/Manila

Description

The School is jointly organized by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines

The goal of the school is

To train master level students in the area hybrid PET/CT and PET/MR imaging.
To promote the participation of young scientists in medical imaging and related fields
To provide refreshers on PET/CT and PET/MR for medical physicists working with these technologies

This will be achieved through a combination of lectures and exercises.

The school is open to all interested students and professionals. In case of too many applications priority will be given to students in Medical Physics Master's program

Location and date

Dec 08 - 13, 2026

Thomas Aquinas Research Center, Sampaloc, Manila

Registration is now open, Deadline is October 15. Please apply using the link below!

For more information please contact

martin.grossmann@ieee.org

Registration

Application for students

Tuesday 8 December
- 09:00 → 10:00
  
  General Imaging Introduction Part 1 1h
  
  Speaker: Simon Cherry
- 10:00 → 10:15
  
  Coffee 15m
- 10:15 → 11:15
  
  General Imaging Introduction Part 2 1h
  
  Speaker: Simon Cherry
- 11:15 → 12:00
  
  PET applications and examples of daily use 45m
  
  Speaker: Andrea Gonzalez Montoro
- 12:00 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 13:30 → 15:00
  
  Introduction GATE exercise 1h 30m
  
  Speaker: Trang Hoang
- 15:00 → 17:30
  
  Exercises GATE / Osaka EduKit 2h 30m
  
  Speakers: Martin Grossmann, Masaharu Nomachi, Trang Hoang
Wednesday 9 December
- 09:00 → 09:45
  
  Introduction to Image Reconstruction 45m
  
  Speaker: Andrew Reader
- 09:45 → 10:30
  
  Introduction to Kinetic Modelling 45m
  
  Speaker: Steven Meikle
- 10:30 → 10:40
  
  Coffee 10m
- 10:40 → 11:25
  
  Introduction to AI 45m
  
  Speaker: Andrew Reader
- 11:25 → 12:10
  
  Advanced Image Reconstruction 45m
  
  Speakers: Andrew Reader, Steven Meikle
- 12:10 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 20m
- 13:30 → 15:30
  
  Exercise: Image Reconstruction / AI Image Reconstruction 2h
  
  Speaker: Andrew Reader
- 15:30 → 15:50
  
  Coffee 20m
- 15:50 → 17:30
  
  Exercise: Kinetic Modelling, AI applications 1h 40m
  
  Speaker: Steven Meikle
Thursday 10 December
- 09:00 → 10:30
  
  SPECT/ Introduction to Dosimetry of Radiopharmaceuticals 1h 30m
  
  Speaker: Youngho Seo
- 10:30 → 10:40
  
  Coffee 10m
- 10:40 → 12:00
  
  Imaging of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals: Theragnostic 1h 20m
  
  Speaker: Youngho Seo
- 12:00 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 13:30 → 14:50
  
  Exercise: Simple Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry 1h 20m
  
  Speaker: Youngho Seo
- 14:50 → 15:10
  
  Coffee 20m
- 15:10 → 16:30
  
  Exercise: Simple Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry 1h 20m
  
  Speaker: Youngho Seo
Friday 11 December
- 09:00 → 10:00
  
  CT 1h
  
  Speakers: Roger Fulton, Steven Meikle
- 10:00 → 10:15
  
  Coffee 15m
- 10:15 → 11:30
  
  Emerging PET Technologies 1h 15m
  
  Speaker: Simon Cherry
- 11:30 → 12:00
  
  Photosensors and Photon Counting 30m
  
  Speaker: Masaharu Nomachi
- 12:00 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 13:30 → 18:00
  
  WIE & YP session 4h 30m
  
  Speakers: Andrea Gonzalez Montoro, Cindy Cherry, Martin Grossmann, Trang Hoang
Saturday 12 December
- 09:00 → 11:00
  
  Exercises GATE / Osaka EduKit 2h
  
  Speakers: Masaharu Nomachi, Trang Hoang
- 11:00 → 12:00
  
  Time to prepare student presentations 1h
- 12:00 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 13:30 → 17:00
  
  Hospital Visit 3h 30m
Sunday 13 December
- 09:00 → 10:30
  
  Time to prepare student presentations 1h 30m
- 10:30 → 12:00
  
  Student presentations 1h 30m
- 12:00 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 30m
- 13:30 → 16:40
  
  Student presentations 3h 10m