IAPM

Annual Irish Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Symposium (SRS/SBRT)
2023-09-15 | Radisson Blu St. Helen’s Hotel
The 10th Anniversary Annual Irish Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Ablative Radiotherapy Symposium (SRS/SBRT) will take place on Friday 15th September 2023.
See the agenda and register online at: https://irishsrsandsbrtsymposium.ie/

MR SIG Meeting
2023-09-01 11:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Dublin)
The next MR SIG meeting will take place on Friday 1st of September, from 11:30am to 1pm. In addition to the usual agenda, Beaumont staff will give a presentation on the recent helium quench on their 1.5T scanner.
Venue details and Webex meeting links have been circulated to the IAPM mailing list. For more information, contact the MR SIG convenor Michael Kelly.

IAPM ASM 2023
2023-06-16 08:00 - 2023-06-17 17:00 | TU Dublin, Grangegorman, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7,, Dublin, D07 H6K8, Ireland

ASM Workshop
2023-06-16 | TU Dublin, Grangegorman, Grangegorman Lower, Dublin 7,, Dublin, D07 H6K8, Ireland

Radiotherapy SIG presents: Lunchtime Journal Club hosted by John Sastrodemedjo from UPMC Whitfield Hospital
2022-11-17 13:00 - 13:30 | Online
Paper for discussion: Efficiently train and validate a RapidPlan model through APQM scoring – Marco Fusella et al 2018
Link to the join this meeting will be circulated to the IAPM mailing list.

IAPM AGM
2022-10-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Webex
Meeting link to be distributed via the mailing list.

RT SIG: Lunchtime Journal Club
2022-10-04 13:00 - 13:30 | Zoom
Radiotherapy SIG presents: Lunchtime Journal Club hosted by Aoife McKnight, Beacon Hospital
When: Tuesday 4th October 2022 @1pm – 1.30pm
Topic: Small Field Dosimetry & Commissioning
Paper for discussion: ‘Verification of representative data for output factors of SRS cones utilizing IAEA TRS 483 recommendations’ – Peyton et al 2019

RP SIG: Meeting
2022-09-29 14:00 - 16:00 | Webex
Meeting to be held via Webex

Review and approval of previous minutes
Matters arising from previous minutes
Committee reports

EPA Radiation Advisory Committee
HSE National Radiological Protection Committee
Faculty Radiation Protection Committee
Voluntary Healthcare Agencies Risk Management Forum
Medical Exposure to Ionising Radiation Expert Advisory Group
Other

Implementation of new legislation

Dose on report
EPA Guidelines for undertakings on application of IRR19 (June 2022)

(reporting incidents involving equipment malfunction)

Dental RP Issues
HIQA health technology assessment unit
Dose to staff accompanying patients following PET (or NM) scans
EPA & HIQA Inspections
Nurse referrers: training requirements and governance structures for community based referrers
AOB

4th European Congress of Medical Physics
2022-08-17 - 2022-08-20 | St Patricks Campus, DCU, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, Dublin, Ireland
Dear Colleagues,
Céad Míle Fáilte… One Hundred Thousand Welcomes
On behalf of the Irish Association of Physicists in Medicine (IAPM) and the European Federation of Organisations for Medical Physics (EFOMP), we would like to welcome you to Dublin for the 2022 European Congress of Medical Physics (ECMP).
The theme of ECMP 2022 is Multiple Energies, Single Patient Focus. This represents the many strands of medical physics, which all operate at different energies and strengths and how, when they come together, they maximise the benefit to every patient. Ireland is an island nation with a strong history of sharing knowledge and connecting people. Here, we are all well aware of the importance of science without borders. The idea of the 2022 Congress is to reflect this connectivity between physicists and the sense of community.
EFOMP represents more than 9000 medical physicists and clinical engineers working in the field of medical physics. Through ECMP we hope to connect these physicists and those from other nations.
ECMP is a wonderful opportunity for us to share novel research ideas, experiences and teachings. Together with the scientific program for ECMP 2022, we have an exciting experiential social programme for the congress. We hope to leave you educated, refreshed and elated!

Yours sincerely,
Paddy Gilligan Emer Kenny
EFOMP President IAPM President

II SIG Meeting
2022-05-18 13:00 - 14:30
Meeting will be held on Webex; please contact iisig@iapm.ie for details on how to join.
Agenda includes discussion of results from recent survey on quantitative DRQA as well as producing an updated guide for acquisition of unprocessed images.

Consultation Draft of MPE Recognition
2022-05-13 12:30 - 14:00 | Croke Park, Jones Road, Dublin, Ireland
Dear all,
As mentioned in our previous email below we will be holding an open forum for discussion of the draft document issued by the Department of Health in relation to the statutory MPE register.We are pleased to announce that this meeting will be held in person at the Croke Park Hotel on Friday 13th May from 1pm to 2pm. Car parking is available for those that wish to drive. The hotel is also within walking distance of Drumcondra train station and a range of bus routes.
Directions to Croke Park Hotel
This is a great opportunity to meet with colleagues face to face post Covid restrictions and we will be providing lunch from 12.30pm. For those planning on attending we would be grateful if you could reply by return email in order to ensure adequate seating/lunch.
For those that cannot attend in person, please see Zoom link below to log in remotely.
Please note, this forum is open to non-ICPM members also and please feel free to circulate to relevant medical physics colleagues.
We are currently collating feedback from our members on the draft document for discussion at the meeting. Please forward on any additional comments, feedback or queries in the coming days.
Kind regards,
ICPM Board

RP SIG Meeting
2022-05-10 14:00 - 15:00
Meeting will be held over Webex; please contact rpsig@iapm.ie for details.
Topic of the meeting is to discuss the inclusion of a dose on clinical reports and the recent roll out of this nationally on NIMIS.

3rd European Congress of Medical Physics
2021-06-16 - 2021-06-19 | Lingotto Congress Centre, Lingotto Congress Centre, Torino, Italy
The 3rd European Congress for Medical Physics, organized by EFOMP and hosted by AIFM will be held in Torino, Italy at the Lingotto Congress Centre on June 16th – 19th, 2021.
For more information visit the ECMP website.

EC SIG – Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry Workshop Part 2
2021-03-26 12:00 - 14:00
The Early Careers SIG of the IAPM presents a workshop on Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry in a two part series of short lectures.
Note, this workshop takes place over two different days:

Part 1: 12:00 – 14:00, Friday, 5th March 2021
Part 2: 12:00 – 14:00, Friday, 26th March 2021

This is Part 2 of the Workshop.

The current programme is available here.

IAPM Members are encouraged to sign up at the eventbrite link.

BIR Annual Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting 2021 (Part 2)
2021-03-24 - 2021-03-26
Welcome to Part 2 of this inaugural virtual meeting for the BIR, which brings together speakers from around the world and national experts too, to share experiences and expertise in a very wide range of aspects for today’s cutting-edge radiotherapy and oncology. The latest techniques, technologies, methods and issues will be discussed in this comprehensive meeting taking place over two days. Opportunities aplenty for networking with fellow professionals and discussing the latest offerings from manufacturers.
Keynote talks will headline each session, and topic areas will include:

Hypofractionation
Clinical trials
Strategy / Policy/ Workforce
Proffered oral presentations

View event programme here
Who should attend?
You! If you’re working in radiotherapy and oncology, then this meeting is designed for you – and that is for all disciplines. The BIR is rapidly becoming the home of ALL professionals involved with radiotherapy and oncology and is open to all. So, clinical oncologists, radiographers, physicists, service managers, Linac and IT engineers, dosimetrists, manufacturers, department heads…all are welcome, and there should be something for everyone.

BIR Annual Radiotherapy and Oncology Meeting 2021
2021-03-17 - 2021-03-19
We are going virtual!
This is an inaugural virtual meeting for the BIR, which brings together speakers from around the world and national experts too, to share experiences and expertise in a very wide range of aspects for today’s cutting-edge radiotherapy and oncology. The latest techniques, technologies, methods and issues will be discussed in this comprehensive meeting taking place over two days. Opportunities aplenty for networking with fellow professionals and discussing the latest offerings from manufacturers.
Expert plenary talks from Professors Jean Bourhis (FLASH Radiotherapy), Michael Baumann (Radiation Oncology in the era of personalised medicine) and Heidi Probst.
Keynote talks will headline each session, and topic areas will include:
• Particle therapy
• MR guided radiotherapy
• AI / Machine learning / Big data
• Adaptive therapy
• Manufacturers presentations
BIR Annual Radiotherapy and Oncology Meeting 2021 (Part 2) offer
Register for Part 1 and receive 50% off Part 2!
View programme here
Who should attend?
You! If you’re working in radiotherapy and oncology, then this meeting is designed for you – and that is for all disciplines. The BIR is rapidly becoming the home of ALL professionals involved with radiotherapy and oncology and is open to all. So, clinical oncologists, radiographers, physicists, service managers, Linac and IT engineers, dosimetrists, manufacturers, department heads…all are welcome, and there should be something for everyone.
Call for abstracts
Thank you authors for your submissions! We are currently reviewing them all and will be in touch with the outcome in due course.
Sponsor BIRARTO 2021
The ‘BIR Annual Radiotherapy and Oncology meeting 2021’ event offers sponsors an excellent opportunity to reach out to a large number of multidisciplinary medical professionals in a relaxed virtual environment along with an opportunity to choose a speaker of your choice to speak at the event. View our sponsorship brochure for all the packages on offer!
To secure sponsorship, please contact conference@bir.org.uk
Registration Fees (includes registration for all three days)*

STANDARD RATE
BIR / IAPM Member Plan 1 £70
BIR Member Plan 2 £60
BIR / IAPM Trainee member £60
BIR / IAPM Retired £50
BIR / IAPM Student member £50
BIR / IAPM Non member £100
*VAT will be added at checkout
Registration information
Payment for all events must be made via a debit or credit card. Invoices and PO numbers cannot be used for registration payment. If you need your hospital, Trust, or organisation to pay for registration fees, we advise them to fill out the event registration form and return to conference@bir.org.uk. Please note VAT will be added for all virtual events to the registration fees listed. For any further inquiries please contact conference@bir.org.uk
If you are having issues registering for the event please create or login to your MyBIR account via this link and then register for the event after you have logged in. If you are still experiencing any issues please email conference@bir.org.uk

EC SIG - Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry Workshop Part 1
2021-03-05 12:00 - 14:00
The Early Careers SIG of the IAPM presents a workshop on Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry in a two part series of short lectures.
Note, this workshop takes place over two different days:

Part 1: 12:00 – 14:00, Friday, 5th March 2021
Part 2: 12:00 – 14:00, Friday, 26th March 2021

The event will take place on Webex.
The current programme is available here.

IAPM Members are encouraged to sign up at the eventbrite link.

IOMP School Webinar
2020-07-20 11:00 - 12:00
Understanding the limitations of current CT dosimetry and the way forward
What are the limitations of the CTDI-based dosimetry?

What degree of accuracy is required in CT dose measurements?

How can we estimate patient dose from CT?

Can AI be used for patient dose estimation?

Is real time personalized CT dosimetry the ‘way forward’?
Register here: https://www.iomp.org/iomp-school-webinar-2

Radiation Protection Training Course
2020-06-15 08:00 - 2020-06-19 17:00 | Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Stewart's Grove, London, SW3 SJJ, United Kingdom
The course will provide the theoretical background and training necessary for the radiological protection requirements of both ionising and non-ionising radiations used in hospitals.
The main four-day module covers the following subject areas: radiation risks, dosimetry, biological effects, instrumentation, legislation, transport, emergencies, and safe practice in the medical uses of ionising radiations.
As well as lectures, there will be small, informal workshop sessions which will provide for a range of interests. An optional fifth day will be run on radiation protection issues around the medical use of non-ionising radiations.
The course is at a level suitable for hospital physicists working in the field of radiation protection or those who want to expand their knowledge in this field. It is particularly suitable for those who wish to become Radiation Protection Advisers (RPA) and covers the Basic Underpinning Knowledge (Basic Syllabus) as set out in Annex 3 of the HSE statement on Radiation Protection Advisers.
The course is accredited within the IPEM CPD scheme.
A comprehensive course booklet and a certificate of attendance are provided. Those wishing to use the course towards RPA certification can sit an optional marked short exam.
Applications from abroad are welcome.

ESMPE: Statistics in Medical Physics
2020-04-23 - 2020-04-25 | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), NKUA, Central Buildin, Panepistimiou 30, Athens, 106 79, Greece
The EFOMP in collaboration with the Hellenic Association of Medical Physics (HAMP) and the 2nd Department of Radiology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens would like to invite you to the next ESMPE in Statistics 2020.
The school will be aimed at advanced tasks connected with the use of statistical methods in data handling and interpretation. The school will cover the methods of inferential statistics most frequently used in the medical field, the statistical methods used in radiomics, the treatment of errors an uncertainties in radiation dosimetry.
This two-and-half day event will be accredited by EBAMP (European Board of Accreditation for Medical Physics) and is intended for practicing clinical Medical Physicists who are involved in data management and research. As in last year’s school, there will be an optional examination at the end for those seeking a higher level of certification beyond attendance.
Please see further details in the link below for information regarding schedule, course content, pricing and other further information.

Optimisation in X-Ray and Molecular Imaging 2020
2020-04-20 - 2020-04-22 | Conference Centre Wallenberg, Conference Centre Wallenberg, Medicinaregatan 20A, Gothenburg, Sweden
In April 2020 the conference Optimisation in X-ray and Molecular Imaging (OXMI 2020) is held in Gothenburg, Sweden. The conference will cover a wide area of research related to optimisation of medical imaging and is intended for a broad audience of medical physicists, radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians, engineers, radiographers and biomedical scientists, as well as representatives for authorities and manufacturers. The conference is the 5th in a series of scientific conferences focusing on optimisation of medical imaging, with special emphasis on image quality evaluation and radiological protection. Previous conferences have been held in Malmö, Sweden (1999, 2004, 2009) and Gothenburg (2015).

Scientific programme of OXMI 2020 is now available on the conference website (www.oxmi2020.org) and registration fee is reduced for registrations before 1 March.

Physics of Medical Imaging - Course 5 (Nuclear Medicine)
2020-03-10 08:00 - 2020-03-13 17:00 | Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Stewart's Grove, London, SW3 SJJ, United Kingdom
Course 5 of the multi-course offerings by the ICR. See https://iapm.ie/event/physics-medical-imaging/ or the website below for additional information.
This longstanding course is designed to teach the scientific principles upon which nuclear medicine imaging is based. It gives an introduction to the underlying physics and radiochemistry principles which form the basis of nuclear medicine before delivering a set of detailed lectures covering all aspects of imaging.
The course is run over four days (Tuesday to Friday). Each day is designed to cover a particular theme. The first day primarily covers radionuclides and radiation protection; the second day focuses on gamma camera and SPECT imaging; the third day is dedicated to PET/CT imaging. The fourth day concentrates on individual patient dosimetry/treatment planning for molecular radiotherapy.
The course is intended to be useful for medical physicists in training and postgraduate students, as well as more experienced professionals seeking to refresh or expand their knowledge in key areas.
The course assumes some familiarity with general principles of physics, but no specific knowledge of nuclear medicine imaging is assumed.

ECMP - Abstract Submission Deadline
2020-03-10
For more information visit: http://www.ecmp2020.org/

Radiation Protection Course for Non-Radiology Doctors and Healthcare Professionals (GUH)
2020-02-28 08:30 - 15:00 | IT Training Room, Nurses Home, 1st Floor, GUH, IT Training Room, Nurses Home, 1st Floor, Galway University Hospital, Galway, H91 YXH6, Ireland
S.I. 256 2018 is concerned with the health protection of individuals against the dangers of ionising radiation in relation to medical exposures. Article 22.3 of S.I. 256 explicitly states that Practitioners and individuals to whom the practical aspects of medical radiological procedures are delegated to must have successfully completed training, including theoretical knowledge and practical experience in medical radiological practices and radiation protection, as prescribed by the Medical Council
This course will cover the material required in the legislation and is specifically aimed at nonradiologist doctors who may be directing investigations with ionising radiation. The course has been approved by the Faculty of Radiologists and is recognised by the Medical Council of Ireland. The names of attendees will be forwarded to the Medical Council for inclusion in their register. The Medical Council offers all course attendees who are on the general register of Medical Practitioners a certificate of attendance. See www.medicalcouncil.ie for more information.
The course is also of considerable benefit to nurses and other healthcare professionals who encounter ionising radiation in the workplace and will give a good introduction to the issues involved in radiation protection.
Please see attached document for further information as well as a registration form.
Click here for further details.

Physics of Medical Imaging - Course 4 (Diagnostic, Radiology and CT)
2020-02-12 08:00 - 2020-02-14 17:00 | Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Stewart's Grove, London, SW3 SJJ, United Kingdom
Course 4 of the multi-course offerings by the ICR. See https://iapm.ie/event/physics-medical-imaging/ or the website below for additional information.

Physics of Medical Imaging - Course 3 (Image Theory, Perception and Processing)
2020-02-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Stewart's Grove, London, SW3 SJJ, United Kingdom
Course 3 of the multi-course offerings by the ICR. See https://iapm.ie/event/physics-medical-imaging/ or the website below for additional information.

Radiation Protection for Non-Radiology Doctors and Hospital Personnel
2020-01-21 13:00 - 16:45 | St. Vincents University Hospital, Elm Street, Dublin, Ireland
There is a legislative requirement under IRR 19, Statutory Instrument No. 30 of 2019 and S.I. No. 256 of 2018 that staff members involved in the practical aspects of medical radiological procedures must have adequate radiation protection training.

An approved training course has been organised by the Department of Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering and Department of Radiology, St. Vincent’s University Hospital.

The course covers the production of X-rays, the interaction of X-rays with tissue, legislative requirements and radiation protection. A practical demonstration of protection techniques will be given in the Department of Radiology.

The ½-day course will take place on Tuesday 21st January 2020 from 1pm to 4:45pm in the Education and Research Centre, St. Vincent’s University Hospital. The course fee is €100 for non SVHG staff.

Doctors who attend the full course will be given certificates of attendance and their names will be forwarded to the Medical Council.

Find further details, including location, schedule and directions in the attached document.

II SIG Meeting
2019-11-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Going by the results of the doodle pole, the date for the next II SIG meeting will be on Thursday the 28th of November at 1:00pm. I have attached a preliminary agenda. Please forward on any suggestions for further discussion points and I can circulate them at a later date. This meeting will be held over teleconference, so there is no need to travel.
Thanks,
Matthew

AGENDA: II SIG Meeting Nov 2019

Physics of Medical Imaging - Course 2 (Ultrasound Imaging)
2019-11-27 08:00 - 2019-11-29 17:00 | Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Education and Conference Centre, The Royal Marsden, Stewart's Grove, London, SW3 SJJ, United Kingdom
Course 2 of the multi-course offerings by the ICR. See https://iapm.ie/event/physics-medical-imaging/ or the website below for additional information.

IAPM AGM
2019-11-14 12:30 - 13:30 | St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, James's St N, Ushers, Dublin, D03 VX82, Dublin, Dublin 8, Ireland
