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ForwardCurrent Status and Challenges of Dosimetry
As the interest and use of Radiopharmaceutical Therapy is rapidly growing, so too is the practice of dosimetry. However, the methods and applications vary widely from site to site and often from practitioner to practitioner. This session reviews the basic methods and tools available for dosimetry as well as the most salient recent results. The second talk will focus on the efforts towards harmonization of methods and results and development of the tools, QA, phantoms needed to achieve those goals.
Target Audience
This meeting was designed to meet the interests of medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, physicists, nurses, diagnostic radiologists, radiation therapists, radiation dosimetrists, specialists, nuclear physicians and practice administrators.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to do the following:
- How to find software and other tools to perform dosimetry.
- Be knowledgeable on the basic principles of RPT dosimetry.
- Identify QA solutions for RPT.
All relevant relationships have been mitigated.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Available Credit
- 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education for physicians. ASTRO designates this for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 0.75 Certificate of AttendanceThis activity was designated for 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.