Refresher Course: Physics in Medical Imaging
RC 1913 - Physics of photon-counting CT: game changer or incremental progress?
Lectures
1
Chairperson's introduction
05:00Paddy Gilligan, Dublin / IE
2
Technical possibilities of photon-counting CT
15:00Marc Kachelrieß, Heidelberg / DE
3
Image quality and dose in photon-counting CT
15:00Lucie Sukupova, Prague / CZ
4
Clinical practice in photon-counting CT
15:00Dominik Juskanic, Nitra / SK
5
Panel discussion: Photon-counting CT: game changer or incremental progress?
10:00Panel discussion: Photon-counting CT: game changer or incremental progress?
5 min
Chairperson's introduction
Paddy Gilligan, Dublin / Ireland
15 min
Technical possibilities of photon-counting CT
Marc Kachelrieß, Heidelberg / Germany
1. To learn about the technologies behind photon-counting CT.
2. To learn about new developments.
3. To become familiar with how new protocols can be implemented in a practical manner.
2. To learn about new developments.
3. To become familiar with how new protocols can be implemented in a practical manner.
15 min
Image quality and dose in photon-counting CT
Lucie Sukupova, Prague / Czechia
1. To learn about image quality implications in photon-counting CT.
2. To understand if the potential dose reductions are real or not.
3. To become familiar with how to optimise photon-counting CT in a practical manner.
2. To understand if the potential dose reductions are real or not.
3. To become familiar with how to optimise photon-counting CT in a practical manner.
15 min
Clinical practice in photon-counting CT
Dominik Juskanic, Nitra / Slovakia
1. To describe the implementation of optimised protocols for the new clinical uses of photon-counting CT.
2. To understand the effect that this has on clinical practice.
3. To look toward future trends in this area.
2. To understand the effect that this has on clinical practice.
3. To look toward future trends in this area.
10 min
Panel discussion: Photon-counting CT: game changer or incremental progress?