MEDIRAD at ECR 2022
The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) will be held in Vienna, Austria on 2-4 March 2022.
The Medirad project will be featured in the joint session by ESR and EIBIR: "The MEDIRAD project: improving medical radiation protection for patients and staff" held on Wednesday, 2 March 2022, at 12:30-13:30.
The programme of the session:
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3-1. ESR/EIBIR 5 min |
Chairpersons' introduction
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3-2. ESR/EIBIR 10 min |
CT exposure in childhood and subsequent risk of cancer
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1. To understand risk estimation for children, a sensitive population whose exposure has increased substantially in the recent decades.
2. To understand retrospective reconstruction of doses. 3. To learn about the long-term follow-up of populations, taking into account potential confounders. |
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3-3. ESR/EIBIR 10 min |
Patient-specific radiation dose and cancer risk for chest CT
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1. To provide information about a novel CT dosimetry tool developed within the framework of the MEDIRAD Horizon 2020 project.
2. To appreciate the value of accurate dosimetry in CT. 3. To understand the limitations of current CT dosimetry methods and tools. |
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3-4. ESR/EIBIR 10 min |
Cardiac CT and cardiac MRI biomarkers before and after breast cancer irradiation: the EARLY-HEART study |
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1. To understand how to evaluate the effect of irradiation on the heart after breast cancer treatment by CT and MRI.
2. To become familiar with the EARLY-HEART study. 3. To understand what we have learnt from the study. |
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3-5. ESR/EIBIR 10 min |
Effectiveness of staff radioprotective equipment during interventional procedures with a special focus on the eye lens and the brain |
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1. To review recent information on selected equipment effectiveness.
2. To learn about their advantages and limitations. 3. To understand the influence of their conditions of use. |
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3-6. ESR/EIBIR 5 min |
EIBIR activities and upcoming funding opportunities
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1. To learn about EIBIR activities and support services.
2. To understand how EIBIR can increase funding success. 3. To become familiar with European research funding opportunities, in particular, Horizon Europe. |
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3-7. ESR/EIBIR 10 min |
Panel discussion: How can the results of the MEDIRAD project be translated into daily clinical practice? |
