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

Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
Description

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

For more information please contact
Registration
Application for WIE event
Attend lecture Wednesday Aug 13 - Imaging & PET
    • 10:00 AM 5:00 PM
      Arrival of participants in Ho Chi Minh City, transfer to Viet Lotus Saigon Hotel 7h
    • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
      Welcome dinner 2h
    • 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
      General Imaging Introduction - Part 1 1h
      Speaker: Simon Cherry
    • 10:00 AM 10:15 AM
      break 15m
    • 10:15 AM 11:15 AM
      General Imaging Introduction - Part 2 1h
      Speaker: Simon Cherry
    • 11:15 AM 12:00 PM
      PET: Applications and Examples of Daily Use 45m
      Speaker: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 1:30 PM 3:45 PM
      Exercises: EasyPET (shift 1) 2h 15m
      Speakers: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro, Martin Grossmann
    • 3:45 PM 6:00 PM
      Exercises: EasyPET (shift 2) 2h 15m
      Speakers: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro, Martin Grossmann
    • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
      Dinner 2h
    • 9:00 AM 9:45 AM
      Introduction to Image Reconstruction 45m
      Speaker: Andrew Reader
    • 9:45 AM 10:30 AM
      Introduction to Kinetic Modelling 45m
      Speaker: Steven Richard Meikle
    • 10:30 AM 10:40 AM
      break 10m
    • 10:40 AM 11:25 AM
      Introduction to AI 45m
      Speaker: Andrew Reader
    • 11:25 AM 12:10 PM
      Advanced Image Reconstruction 45m
      Speakers: Andrew Reader, Steven Richard Meikle
    • 12:10 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 20m
    • 1:30 PM 2:50 PM
      Exercise: Image Reconstruction 1h 20m
      Speaker: Andrew Reader
    • 2:50 PM 3:10 PM
      break 20m
    • 3:10 PM 4:30 PM
      Exercise: Kinetic Modelling, AI Applications 1h 20m
      Speaker: Steven Richard Meikle
    • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
      Dinner 2h
    • 9:00 AM 10:30 AM
      SPECT / Introduction to Dosimetry of Radiopharmaceuticals 1h 30m
      Speaker: Youngho Seo
    • 10:30 AM 10:40 AM
      break 10m
    • 10:40 AM 12:00 PM
      Imaging of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals: Theranostics 1h 20m
      Speaker: Youngho Seo
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 1:30 PM 2:50 PM
      Exercise: Simple Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry 1h 20m
      Speaker: Youngho Seo
    • 2:50 PM 3:10 PM
      break 20m
    • 3:10 PM 4:30 PM
      Exercise: Simple Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry 1h 20m
      Speaker: Youngho Seo
    • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
      Dinner 2h
    • 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
      CT 1h
      Speakers: Roger Fulton, Steven Richard Meikle
    • 10:00 AM 10:15 AM
      break 15m
    • 10:15 AM 11:30 AM
      Emerging PET Technology 1h 15m
      Speaker: Simon Cherry
    • 11:30 AM 12:00 PM
      Smart Ideas are not enough 30m
      Speaker: Martin Grossmann
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 1:30 PM 3:00 PM
      Photon Counting Imaging Systems 1h 30m
      Speaker: MASAHARU NOMACHI
    • 3:00 PM 3:10 PM
      break 10m
    • 3:10 PM 4:30 PM
      Exercise: Photon Counting with SiPM 1h 20m
      Speakers: MASAHARU NOMACHI, Martin Grossmann
    • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
      Dinner 2h
    • 8:00 AM 9:00 AM
      Move to Oncology Hospital 1h
    • 9:00 AM 10:00 AM
      Radiotherapy: Visit to Linac room 1h
    • 10:00 AM 11:00 AM
      QA / QC for students 1h
    • 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Hospital session: SPECT and PET/CT 1h
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 1:30 PM 5:00 PM
      Time to prepare student presentations 3h 30m
      Speaker: Participants
    • 6:00 PM 8:00 PM
      Dinner 2h
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Student presentations 3h
    • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM
      Lunch 1h 30m
    • 1:30 PM 4:00 PM
      Women In Engineering session 2h 30m
      Speakers: Andrea Gonzalez-Montoro, Trang Hoang (University of Science, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
    • 6:00 PM 9:00 PM
      Farewell Party 3h
    • 9:00 AM 12:00 PM
      Check-out and transport to international airport 3h