Basic skills for MTs/RTs, physicians and physicists
Participants in this five-day course will learn how to operate a Symbia SPECT system, as well as the physics and technology behind the system and solid operational knowledge of MI applications. This includes an introduction to acquiring, processing and displaying patient data, as well as quality control. Practical implementation and a deeper operational knowledge are reinforced by hands-on exercises.
Course details
Course content:
- SPECT physics and technology
- System hardware controls
- MI applications user interface
- Basic principles of workflow structure
- How to acquire, process and display patient data
- Quality control procedures
Prerequisites:
- Basic PC knowledge
Dates and language:
On request
Organizer:
Siemens Healthineers AG
Location:
Siemens Healthineers, Global Training Center,
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size:
4–6 participants
Credit Points: submitted
Course ID: MI2SPECBAS
Virtual Classroom Training
In our virtual classroom training, we impart practical knowledge in clear, manageable units. We focus on retaining the interactive approach that you are familiar with from our face-to-face training. Learn in the virtual work space and benefit from innovative digital methods.
Classroom Training
Classroom training sessions generally take place at our Training Centers. Theoretical principles of imaging are supplemented by a wide range of practical exercises on the most recent systems, giving learners the opportunity to gain skills for day-to-day clinical work.
Basic skills for MTs/RTs and physicians
This five-day course provides participants with advice and hints for customizing SPECT system workflows to meet customer requirements. Participants gain extensive knowledge about creating and fine-tuning workflows and flexible displays. Many hands-on exercises give learners the opportunity to design, process and save various types of workflows. Basic image fusion exercises round off the topics covered in the course.
Course details
- Modifying the MI Application user interface
- Designing workflows
- Creating Flexible Displays
- Troubleshooting MI Application workflows
- Configuring Data Selector
- Using Organ Processing
- Using Series Arithmetic
- Using Image Fusion
Prerequisites:
- At least three months working experience with MI APPS user interface or SPECT Imaging Basics class
Dates and language:
On request
Organizer: Siemens Healthineers AG
Location: Siemens Healthineers, Global Training Center, Allee am Röthelheimpark 3, 91052 Erlangen, Germany
Course size: 4–6 participants
Credit points: submitted
Course ID: MI2SPECPRO
Virtual Classroom Training
In our virtual classroom training, we impart practical knowledge in clear, manageable units. We focus on retaining the interactive approach that you are familiar with from our face-to-face training. Learn in the virtual work space and benefit from innovative digital methods.
In-depth skills for MTs/RTs and physicians
This four-day training course introduces learners to SPECT/CT using a Symbia system. Participants perform various SPECT/CT examinations using different energy windows. In addition, course work includes practical exercises on generating and modifying SPECT/CT acquisition and processing workflows.
Course details
Course content:
- Operating a SPECT/CT system
- SPECT/CT safety considerations demonstrated on a Symbia Intevo system
- SPECT/CT acquisition, evaluation and display
- Modifying SPECT/CT acquisition and evaluation workflows
- Using Image Fusion
- Performing CT quality assurance
- Performing Sensitivity Calibration
- Performing xSPECT acquisition and processing
Prerequisites:
- At least three months working experience with MI APPS user interface or SPECT Imaging Basics class
Dates and language:
On requestOrganizer:
Siemens Healthineers AGLocation:
Siemens Healthineers, Global Training Center, Allee am Röthelheimpark 3, 91052 Erlangen, GermanyCourse size:
4–6 participantsCredit Points: submitted
Course ID: MI2SPECTCT
Classroom Training
Classroom training sessions generally take place at our Training Centers. Theoretical principles of imaging are supplemented by a wide range of practical exercises on the most recent systems, giving learners the opportunity to gain skills for day-to-day clinical work.
In-depth skills for MTs/RTs and nuclear medicine physicians
Myocardial perfusion SPECT has established itself as a valuable procedure for primary diagnosis and for determining the severity of coronary heart disease. This one-day training is given so that participants are able to independently complete such routine work as the quantification of myocardial perfusion and the evaluation of gated SPECT data.
Course details
Workshop instructor:
Prof. Dr. Dr. Wolfgang Schäfer, Head of Department of Nuclear Medicine, Maria Hilf Clinics Mönchengladbach, Germany
Course content:
- Fundamentals of myocardial perfusion SPECT
- Acquisition and reconstruction protocols
- Evaluation and display of myocardial perfusion SPECT with Corridor4DM
- Clinical case studies/prognostic value of the diagnostic findings
- Fundamentals of gated SPECT
- Evaluation and display of gated SPECT
- Value of highlighted parameters (EDV, ESV, LEVF, regional wall motion)
- Clinical case studies
- Hands-on workshops
Prerequisites:
- Experience working in quantitative coronary evaluation
Dates and language:
Please see:
https://training.healthcare.siemens.com/Organizer:
Siemens Healthineers AGLocation:
Siemens Healthineers, Global Training Center,
Allee am Röthelheimpark 3, 91052 Erlangen, GermanyCourse size:
4–10 participantsCredit Points: submitted
Course ID: MI84DMSPEC
Classroom Training
Classroom training sessions generally take place at our Training Centers. Theoretical principles of imaging are supplemented by a wide range of practical exercises on the most recent systems, giving learners the opportunity to gain skills for day-to-day clinical work.
Basic skills for MTs/RTs, physicians and physicists
The learning objective of this five-day course is to introduce participants into Positron Emission Tomography. The class covers the medical, physical and technological background of PET imaging.
Course details
Course content:
- Medical background of PET imaging
- Basic nuclear physics
- Radiation protection
- PET technology (data acquisition, reconstruction, quantification, corrections)
- FDG imaging basics
Prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge about medical imaging modalities
Dates and language:
On requestOrganizer:
Siemens Healthineers AGLocation:
Siemens Healthineers, Global Training Center, Allee am Röthelheimpark 3, 91052 Erlangen, GermanyCourse size:
4–6 participantsCredit Points: submitted
Course ID: MI2PETBAS
Virtual Classroom Training
In our virtual classroom training, we impart practical knowledge in clear, manageable units. We focus on retaining the interactive approach that you are familiar with from our face-to-face training. Learn in the virtual work space and benefit from innovative digital methods.
Basic skills for MTs/RTs, physicians and physicists
The objective of this five-day course is to learn how to operate a Biograph PET/CT system. It enables participants to carry out routine daily tasks such as quality assurance and basic image acquisition and processing. Practical exercises on a Biograph PET/CT system and image processing workplaces are included.
Course details
Course content:
- Biograph PET/CT features
- Hardware controls
- Software overview
- Performing basic PET/CT acquisition protocols
- Basic PET/CT processing
- Quality control procedures
Prerequisites:
- Basic knowledge about PET imaging
Dates and language:
On requestOrganizer:
Siemens Healthineers AGLocation:
Siemens Healthineers, Global Training Center, Allee am Röthelheimpark 3, 91052 Erlangen, GermanyCourse size:
4–6 participantsCredit Points: submitted
Course ID: MI2BIOGRAP
Virtual Classroom Training
In our virtual classroom training, we impart practical knowledge in clear, manageable units. We focus on retaining the interactive approach that you are familiar with from our face-to-face training. Learn in the virtual work space and benefit from innovative digital methods.
In-depth skills for MTs/RTs, physicians and physicists
Within this five-day course you will improve your knowledge about PET image quality. Participants will learn to use advanced PET/CT List mode protocols which can include cardiac and respiratory gating as well as dynamic acquisition. In addition you will get information about basic processing of such studies including hands-on.
Course details
Course content:
- PET image quality
- PET in Oncology, Cardiology and Neurology
- PET List mode imaging
- Dynamic PET/CT protocols
- Cardiac gated PET/CT protocols
- Respiratory gated PET/CT protocols
- Respiratory gating hardware
Prerequisites:
- Knowledge about PET imaging and Biograph PET/CT systems
Dates and language:
On requestOrganizer:
Siemens Healthineers AGLocation:
Siemens Healthineers, Global Training Center, Allee am Röthelheimpark 3, 91052 Erlangen, GermanyCourse size:
4–6 participantsCredit Points: submitted
Course ID: MI3BIOADV
Classroom Training
Classroom training sessions generally take place at our Training Centers. Theoretical principles of imaging are supplemented by a wide range of practical exercises on the most recent systems, giving learners the opportunity to gain skills for day-to-day clinical work.In-depth skills for PETNET pharmacy staff – MTs/RTs and physicians
This three-day course is designed for operators of Eclipse RD, HP, and ST cyclotron systems, with a focus on F-18 production. It covers the safe and efficient day-to-day operation of the Eclipse system for normal clinical and production pharmacy use.
The training includes safety instructions applicable to operations, a simplified theory-of-operation, and intensive, supervised hands-on experience with computer simulators and operating the Eclipse cyclotron.
Course details
Course content:
Covering the safe and efficient operation of the Eclipse systems for normal pharmacy operations. This training does not cover in-stallation of the Eclipse cyclotron, nor does it cover PET tracer chemistry units.
Prerequisites:
Students must be trained and badged as Radiation Workers, and have ES&H training appropriate for the work. Students should have a basic grasp of pharmacy operations and routine as well as the basic physics of the atom prior to attending this class.
Dates and language:
On requestOrganizer and location:
Siemens Molecular Imaging, 810 Innovation Drive, Knoxville, TN 37932 USACourse size:
3–6 participantsCredit Points: submitted
Course ID: MI8ECLIPS
Classroom Training
Classroom training sessions generally take place at our Training Centers. Theoretical principles of imaging are supplemented by a wide range of practical exercises on the most recent systems, giving learners the opportunity to gain skills for day-to-day clinical work.