The Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging

Conferences and Education 
Physicians - Technologists  

The Alliance has hosted two Vendor Conferences. The first, held August 2008 focused on CT and radiation safety. The second, held February 2010, focused on CR/DR radiation issues. Both conferences were videotaped and are available for your review: 

CR/DR Summit - February 2010


Welcome  R. Gilbert Jost, MD (3:04)
Image Gently Introduction Marilyn J. Goske, MD (12:15)
Overview: State of Confusion - Steven Don, MD (13:32)
Technical Issues - J. Anthony Seibert, PhD, FAAPM (15:05)
Image Quality - Eliot L. Siegel, MD, FSIIM (15:33)
Dose Index Registry - Richard L. Morin, PhD, FAAPM (15:22)
IHE & Radiation Exposure Monitoring - Kevin O’Donnell, MS (18:21)
The Importance of Education in Digital Radiography - Susan D. John, MD (6:25)
Digital Radiography Education for Technologists - Greg Morrision, MA, RT(R), CNMT (18:49)
The Technologists' Daily Practice Challenges
- Ellen Charkot, MRT(R), BHA; Tracy Herrmann, MEd, RT(R),  Susan N. Smith, RT(R)(CT) (40:31)
The Well-Coordinated Team - Susan D. John, MD 
Educational Resources - Next Steps - Marilyn J. Goske, MD  

CT Summit - August 2008 

Introduction - Nora and Dr. Marilyn Goske   
Campaign Overview  (8:17)
Team Approach to ALARA Use of Radiation in Medicine by All Stakeholders- Penny Butler, MS, (19:14)
Pediatric Radiology’s Need for Patient Radiation Dose Information: Impact on Quality of Patient Care - Donald Frush, MD (40:19) 
Pediatric CTDIvol & DLP Displayed Values: Current State and a Proposed Improvement - Keith Strauss, MS (24:23)
Standardized Nomenclature in CT Dose Display - Manudeep Kalra, MD (17:15)  
Pediatric CT Dosimetry Phantoms—Science of Choice - Vladimir Varchena, MSc (24:29)
Presentation of Pediatric CT Dose Information - FDA Perspective - Robert Phillips, PhD (14:29)
State of CT Education/Certification for Technologists - Greg Morrison, MA, RT(R), CNMT (16:27)
Pediatric CT Dose Reduction Education: Partnering for the Future - Marilyn J. Goske, MD (17:35)

 

Listen to: Pediatric MDCT Protocol Workshop: Image Quality vs. Dose

(Note: this is an audio file and may take a few moments to load. There are no visuals.)

  • Chest  - Donald P. Frush, MD
  • Abdomen  - Shreyas S. Vasanawala, MD, PhD
  • Neuro  - Charles M. Glasier, MD

Workshop presented live at the 2008 SPR meeting, May 7 - 10. 

 

Past meetings

The ALARA* Concept in Pediatric Imaging: Building Bridges Between Radiology and Emergency Medicine: Consensus Conference on Imaging Safety and Quality for Children in the Emergency Setting

February 23-24, 2008 - Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport
Orlando, Florida

This course was targeted to emergency medicine providers and radiologists.  Click here to view a PDF of the complete program brochure. (This is a large file)

The ALARA* Concept in Pediatric Imaging:  Oncology  

May 5, 2008 - Fairmont Scottsdale Princess
Scottsdale, Arizona

Click here to view a PDF of the complete program brochure. (This is a large file )

 

Continuing Education Opportunities for Technologists from ASRT

Special Needs of the Pediatric Patient 

Pediatric patients have their own variety of special technical, clinical and communication needs when in the radiology department. Available at: https://www.asrt.org/applications/market/pages/ProductDetail.aspx?productId=101796

Pediatric Body CT Techniques and Tactics

Learn more about multislice and general CT techniques and how they are used in pediatric imaging.
Available at: http://theonlinelearningcenter.com/catalog/Product.aspx?mid=405&ref=ASRT

ED Radiology:  What the Clinician Needs to Know

Addresses the needs of emergency department clinicians and their role in pediatric imaging.
Available at: http://theonlinelearningcenter.com/catalog/Product.aspx?mid=406&ref=ASRT