Regional Training Course PET/CT in Nuclear Oncology

PET/CT in Oncology

• Basic physics in PET, attenuation correction, time of flight

Brian F. Hutton, PhD (UK)

• Introduction to hybrid PET/CT technology and image fusion

Margarita Nú?ez, CNMT (Uruguay)

• Radiation protection in PET/CT (Spanish)

Cecil Chow, PhD (Brazil)

• Cost-effectiveness of PET-CT Studies in Oncology (Portuguese)

Carlos Buchpiguel, MD (Brazil)

• Funcional anatomy of FDG images. Biodistribution, normal variants, benign lesions

Víctor Gerbaudo, MD, PhD (USA)

• Imaging artifacts with FDG - Structure of the final report (Spanish)

José M Carril, MD (Espa?a)

• PET-CT in Oncology: an evidence-based approach (Spanish)

Omar Alonso, MD (Uruguay)

• Clinical applications in breast cancer. When is PET/CT indicated? (Spanish)

Enrique Estrada, MD (Mexico)

• Lymphoma: When is PET/CT indicated?

José M Carril, MD (Spain)

• PET/CT in lung cancer: strengths and limitations (Portuguese)

Carlos Buchpiguel, MD (Brazil)

• Clinical applications of FDG PET-CT in colon cancer

Víctor Gerbaudo, MD, PhD (USA)

• PET/CT in head and neck cancer (Spanish)

Enrique Estrada, MD (Mexico)

• PET/CT in brain tumors: FDG and other tracers.

Víctor Gerbaudo, MD, PhD (USA)

• PET/CT in other gastrointestinal neoplasias (GIST, oesophagus, pancreas) (Portuguese)

Carlos Buchpiguel, MD (Brazil)

• PET/CT in genitourinary tumors (Spanish)

José M Carril, MD (Spain)

• PET/CT in radiotherapy planning (Spanish)

Enrique Estrada, MD (Mexico)

• Risk-benefit of diagnostic and therapeutic irradiation: aspects to be considered (English)

Ernesto Lubin, MD (Uruguay-Israel)