IEEE NPSS School on Advanced Topics in Medical Imaging - Ho Chi Minh City

Aug 12, 2025, 10:00 AM → Aug 19, 2025, 12:00 PM Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh

The School is jointly organized by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society and Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City - University of Science

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.

Location and date

12.-19.08.2025
Main Campus, University of Science VNU-HCM
227 Nguyen Van Cu St., Cho Quan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Application

Since the total number of participants is limited you will need to apply for the school using the link below.

Application deadline: April 30, 2025

Tue, August 12

10:00 AM → 5:00 PM Arrival of participants in Ho Chi Minh City, transfer to Viet Lotus Saigon Hotel

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Welcome dinner

Wed, August 13

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM General Imaging Introduction - Part 1

Speaker: Simon Cherry

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM break

10:15 AM → 11:15 AM General Imaging Introduction - Part 2

Speaker: Simon Cherry

11:15 AM → 12:00 PM PET: Applications and Examples of Daily Use

Speaker: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 3:45 PM Exercises: EasyPET (shift 1)

Speakers: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro, Martin Grossmann

3:45 PM → 6:00 PM Exercises: EasyPET (shift 2)

Speakers: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro, Martin Grossmann

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Thu, August 14

9:00 AM → 9:45 AM Introduction to Image Reconstruction

Speaker: Andrew Reader

9:45 AM → 10:30 AM Introduction to Kinetic Modelling

Speaker: Steven Richard Meikle

10:30 AM → 10:40 AM break

10:40 AM → 11:25 AM Introduction to AI

Speaker: Andrew Reader

11:25 AM → 12:10 PM Advanced Image Reconstruction

Speakers: Andrew Reader, Steven Richard Meikle

12:10 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:50 PM Exercise: Image Reconstruction

Speaker: Andrew Reader

2:50 PM → 3:10 PM break

3:10 PM → 4:30 PM Exercise: Kinetic Modelling, AI Applications

Speaker: Steven Richard Meikle

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Fri, August 15

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM SPECT / Introduction to Dosimetry of Radiopharmaceuticals

Speaker: Youngho Seo

10:30 AM → 10:40 AM break

10:40 AM → 12:00 PM Imaging of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Theranostics

Speaker: Youngho Seo

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 2:50 PM Exercise: Simple Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry

Speaker: Youngho Seo

2:50 PM → 3:10 PM break

3:10 PM → 4:30 PM Exercise: Simple Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry

Speaker: Youngho Seo

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Sat, August 16

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM CT

Speakers: Roger Fulton, Steven Richard Meikle

10:00 AM → 10:15 AM break

10:15 AM → 11:30 AM Emerging PET Technology

Speaker: Simon Cherry

11:30 AM → 12:00 PM Smart Ideas are not enough

Speaker: Martin Grossmann

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 3:00 PM Photon Counting Imaging Systems

Speaker: MASAHARU NOMACHI

3:00 PM → 3:10 PM break

3:10 PM → 4:30 PM Exercise: Photon Counting with SiPM

Speakers: MASAHARU NOMACHI, Martin Grossmann

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Sun, August 17

8:00 AM → 9:00 AM Move to Oncology Hospital

9:00 AM → 10:00 AM Radiotherapy: Visit to Linac room

10:00 AM → 11:00 AM QA / QC for students

11:00 AM → 12:00 PM Hospital session: SPECT and PET/CT

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 5:00 PM Time to prepare student presentations

Speaker: Participants

6:00 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Mon, August 18

9:00 AM → 12:00 PM Student presentations

12:00 PM → 1:30 PM Lunch

1:30 PM → 4:00 PM Women In Engineering session

Speakers: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro, Trang Hoang (University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)

6:00 PM → 9:00 PM Farewell Party

Tue, August 19

9:00 AM → 12:00 PM Check-out and transport to international airport