Nuclear medicine and PET imaging course

Course dates

March 2026 Dates TBC

Venue

The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey, UK.

Course overview

This course is organised by the Joint Department of Physics of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London.

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. A provisional lecture list is available below.

This is a CPD course approved by IPEM.

Provisional lecture list

Day 1: Radionuclides & radiation protection

Physics for Nuclear Medicine
Radionuclide Production
Radiopharmaceuticals

Nuclear Medicine / PET Case Studies

Radiation Detectors
Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

Day 2: Gamma camera imaging

The Gamma Camera
Nuclear Medicine Imaging Techniques
SPECT Imaging
Iterative Reconstruction
Nuclear Medicine / PET Case Studies
Quality Control and Performance Assessment of Gamma Camera Systems
Image Processing Techniques
Advances in Gamma Camera Technology

Day 3: PET/CT

Principles of CT imaging
PET Instrumentation
PET Tracer Production and Molecular Targeting
Principles of Tracer Kinetics
The Future of Nuclear Medicine
PET in Radiotherapy
Advances in PET Technology

Day 4: Internal dosimetry

Introduction to the MIRD Schema
Quantitative Imaging
Absorbed Dose Calculation Algorithms
Applications of Internal Dosimetry
Radiobiology for MRT
Dosimetry in Emerging Clinical Therapies
Practical Session

Each lecture will be 45 minutes in duration.

Registration & Course fees

Registration Form

All current course registration fees are given on our registration form. Delegates wishing to attend on particular days only, will be charged on a pro rata basis.

The cost includes lunches and light refreshments. Lecture notes and a certificate of attendance are provided.

You will be allocated a place on receipt of a completed registration form and a valid quoted payment reference/purchase order or completed bank transfer/online payment. We are unable to accept provisional bookings.

The number of participants is limited, so early booking is advised. Applications from outside the UK are welcome.

Closing date for registrations - Friday 21 February 2025