University of Washington School of MedicineCourse Content for R3 Level Residents
Course Syllabus
RSNA/AAPM Module Link
Current Weekly Physics Session Lectures:
Clinical NM Artifacts - Sanaz Behnia, MD (Self-Review)
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Quiz #3 Prep - Review / Self-Guided Study (12 September 2024 until 31 October 2024)
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Quiz #4 Prep - Review / Self-Guided Study (7 November 2024 until 28 November 2024)
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Prior Weekly Physics Session Lectures 2024:
The listings below contain course content from the session in a prior year. As we progress through the current year, updated lectures may be found in the 'Current Weekly Physics Session Lectures' above.
Radioisotope Safety & RISE Concepts - Jennifer Johnson, PhD (24 October 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Wed Module > Nuclear Medicine > Radioisotopes and Radiopharmaceuticals
Radiation Safety, Rules, and Regulations - Jennifer Johnson, PhD (17 October 2024) [ Slides | Video ]
PET and PET/CT - Daniel Vergara, MS (10 October 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Wed Module > Nuclear Medicine > PET/PET-CT/Image Quality
Radioisotopes, Radiopharmaceuticals, and Dosimetry - Matt Asay, Ph.D. (3 October 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Wed Module > Nuclear Medicine > Radioisotopes and Radiopharmaceuticals
RSNA/AAPM Wed Module > Radionuclide Dosimetry and Nuclear Regulations
SPECT, SPECT-CT, and Image Quality - Daniel Vergara, MS (26 September 2024 )
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RSNA/AAPM Wed Module > Nuclear Medicine > SPECT / SPECT-CT / Image Quality
Radiation Detection, Instrumentation, and Radiation Safety - Jeff Moirano (19 Sept 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Wed Module > Nuclear Medicine > Radiation Detection Instrumentation in Nuclear Medicine Practice
Basic Nuclear Physics: Decay & Interaction with Matter - Daniel Vergara MS (12 Sept 2024 )
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Fundamentals > Atoms, Radiation, and Radioactivity
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Fundamentals > Interactions of Radiation and Tissue
Magnetic Resonance Image: Bioeffects & Safety Discussion - Joel Ostenson, PhD (5 September 2024)
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ACR Guidance Document on MR Safe Practices: > 2020 ACR Manual on MR Safety
Magnetic Resonance Image Artifacts - Jason Ostenson, PhD (22 August 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Image Artifacts
Additional MR learning/reference websites:
The Basics of MRI, Chapter 11 > http://www.cis.rit.edu/htbooks/mri/inside.htm
e-MRI > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/Image-quality-and-artifacts
MR-TIP > http://www.mr-tip.com/serv1.php?type=art
Magnetic Resonance Image Characteristics- Jason Ostenson, PhD (15 August 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Image Characteristics
Additional MR learning/reference websites:
e-MRI > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/Image-quality-and-artifacts
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pulse Sequences II: Advanced Sequences - Swati R. Levendovszky, PhD (8 August 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Pulse Sequences
Additional MR learning/reference websites:
MRI Notes > http://www.mrinotes.com/ Chapter 4
e-MRI > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/MRI-Sequences
e-MRI/Functional MRI > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/Functional-MRI
e-MRI/Improving MRI Contrast Imaging > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/Improving-MRI-contrast-Imaging-water-and-fat
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pulse Sequences I: Basic Imaging Sequences - Swati R. Levendovszky, PhD (1 August 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Pulse Sequences
Additional MR learning/reference websites:
MRI Notes > http://www.mrinotes.com/ Chapter 4
e-MRI > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/MRI-Sequences
Magnetic Resonance Image Formation II- Jason Ostenson, Ph.D. (25 July 2024 )
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Image Formation
Additional MR learning/reference websites:
MRI Notes > http://www.mrinotes.com/ Chapter 2 & 3
e-MRI/Signal Spacial Encoding > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/Signal-spatial-encoding
e-MRI/The Physics Behind it All > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/The-Physics-behind-it-all
Quiz #2 Prep - Review / Self-Guided Study (27 June 2024 until 25 July 2024 )
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Magnetic Resonance Image Formation I - Jason Ostenson, Ph.D. (18 July 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Image Formation
Additional MR learning/references:
MRI Notes > http://www.mrinotes.com/ Chapters 2: MR Physics & 3: Imaging
e-MRI/Signal Spacial Encoding > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/Signal-spatial-encoding
e-MRI/The Physics Behind it All > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/The-Physics-behind-it-all
The Basic Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - Jason Ostenson, Ph.D. (11 July 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > Basic Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Additional MR learning/references:
MRI Notes > http://www.mrinotes.com/ Chapters 2 & 3
e-MRI/NMR > http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/NMR
e-MRI/MRI Signal Contrast >
http://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/MRI-signal-contrast
Ultrasound III : Artifacts and Case Illustrations - Self Review (4 July 2023)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Ultrasound > Image Quality - Artifacts, Doppler, and Safety
Background: Ultrasound Artifacts_Prabhu et al
Ultrasound II : Image Formation and Applications - Jeff Moirano (27 June 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Ultrasound > Interaction of Ultrasound with Tissue, and Doppler Ultrasound
Ultrasound I : Basic Ultrasound Imaging & Display - Jeff Moirano (20 June 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Ultrasound > Ultrasound Concepts and Transducers
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Ultrasound > Basic Ultrasound Imaging and Display
Image Quality and Dose in Mammography/Radiography - Daniel Vergara (13 June 2024)
Fluoroscopy Exposure and Safety Lab - Arin Winsor / Joey Wishart (6 June 2024)
CT Imaging & Radiation Protection of Pediatric Patients - David Zamora (22 May 2024) CT Dose and Image Quality - David Zamora (16 May 2024) Handouts: CT Handbook - Chapter 3: Image Quality & System Performance
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Computed Tomography > Radiation Dose in CT CT Systems - David Zamora (9 May 2024) Radiation Risks and Estimating Cancer Risk - Daniel Vergara, MS (2 May 2024) Radiation Effects - Kalpana Kanal, PhD (25 April 2024) Basic Radiation Biology II – Kalpana Kanal, PhD (18 April 2024) Other Resources: Handout 2: Acute Radiation Syndrome Basic Radiation Biology I – Joey Wishart M.S. (11 April 2024) Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures: A Review of Radiation Effects on Patients' Skin and Hair
Quiz #1 Prep - Fundamentals, Modalities, & Images - Jeff Moirano, MS (21 March 2024 until 4 April 2024 ) Fundamentals of Radiation Protection - Matt Asay, PhD (4 April 2024) Image Processing, Reconstruction, and PACS - David Zamora (21 Mar 2024) Image Perception, Performance Evaluation, and Image Display - Jeff Moirano, MS (14 Mar 2023) Intro to Mammography - Kalpana Kanal, PhD (7 March 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Projection X-ray Imaging > Mammography Image Quality and Dose
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Projection X-ray Imaging > Image Quality and Dose in Radiography
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Reference Document
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > CT > Imaging Gently: CT Imaging & Radiation Protection of Pediatric Patients
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Computed Tomography > CT Image Quality and Protocols
AAPM/RSNA Tutorials:
- CT Image Detail and Noise
- Image Processing in CT
- Radiation Dose in CT
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Computed Tomography > CT Systems
AAPM/RSNA Tutorials :
- Technological Advances in MDCT with a focus on Cardiac Imaging
- Search for Isotropic Resolution in CT from Conventional to MDCT
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Radiation Protection > Radiation Dose and Risk
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Radiation Protection > Estimating Cancer Risk from Imaging
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AAPM/RSNA Tutorials :
- Policy Statement of the International Organization for Medical Physics
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Radiation Biology > Radiation Effects
RSNA Article > Imaging in Pregnant Patients: Examination Appropriateness
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Radiation Biology > Basic Radiation Biology
Handout 1: Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Injuries
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Radiation Biology > Basic Radiation Biology
Radiology Article:
- Fluoroscopically Guided Interventional Procedures: A Review of Radiation Effects on Patients' Skin and Hair
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Radiation Protection > Fundamentals of Radiation Protection
- Questions | Answers
AAPM/RSNA Tutorials :
- Radiation Safety Considerations for Diagnostic Radiology Personnel
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Basic Imaging Science and Technology > Image Processing and Reconstruction
Radiographics > PACS Equipment Overview
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Image Perception and Performance Evaluation
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Image Display
Radiographics > Medical Imaging Displays and Their Use in Image Interpretation
Radiographics > What Can You See in a Single Glance and How Might This Guide Visual Search in Medical Images?
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Projection X-ray Imaging > Radiographic and Mammographic Systems
Intro to Fluoroscopy - Jeff Moirano, MS (22 February 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Fluoroscopy > Fluoroscopy Systems
- Module Questions | Module Answers
Other Resources:
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Info Regarding Eye Exposure: Radiation Exposure of the Anesthesiologist in the Neurointerventional Suite
Intro to Computed Tomography - Joey Wishart (15 February 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module> CT > CT Systems
RSNA/AAPM Web Module> SlidesRadiation Dose in CT
AAPM/RSNA Tutorials :
- Radiation Dose in CT
- Search for Isotropic Resolution in CT from Conventional to MDCT
Digital X-ray Imaging - Daniel Vergara, PhD (8 Feb 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Projection X-ray Imaging > Digital X-ray Imaging
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Projection X-ray Imaging > Radiographic Image Receptors
- Summary Notes
- Questions | Answers
Intro to Radiography (3 of 3 - geometry/contrast/technique) - Daniel Vergara, PhD (25 Jan 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Projection X-ray Imaging > Basic Concepts in Radiography
- Module Questions | Module Answers
AAPM/RSNA Tutorials :
- Physics Overview of Screen-Film Radiography (read up to midway page 909)
- Clinical Applications of Basic X-ray Physics Principles (735 to 737 [Focal Spot] and 740 to END [Scatter/Contrast])
Intro to Radiography (2 of 3 - Interactions/Terminology) - Joey Wishart, MS (18 Jan 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Fundamentals > Interactions of Radiation and Tissue
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Fundamentals > Radiation Measurements and Units
AAPM/RSNA Tutorials
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- X-ray Interactions
- X-ray Attenuation
Intro to Radiography (1 of 3 - Interactions/X-ray tubes) - Matt Asay, PhD (11 Jan 2024)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Fundamentals > X ray tubes and spectra
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Fundamentals > Atoms, Radiation, and Radioactivity
AAPM/RSNA Tutorials
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- X-Ray Production
Prior Weekly Physics Session Lectures 2023:
The listings below contain course content from the session in a prior year. As we progress through the current year, updated lectures may be found in the 'Current Weekly Physics Session Lectures' above.
Clinical Physics of Breast Imaging - Linda Chen, MD (22 June 2023)
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Magnetic Resonance Class End Review - Christina Brunnquell, PhD (Recorded Video)
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pulse Sequences III: Instrumentation - Christina Brunnquell, PhD (12 May 2022)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Special Acquisition Methods
Additional MR learning/reference websites:
e-MRI > https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/MR-Angiography-Flow-imaging
e-MRI > https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/Magnetic-Resonance-Spectroscopy-MRS
RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Magnetic Resonance > MRI: Instrumentation
e-MRI > https://www.imaios.com/en/e-Courses/e-MRI/MRI-instrumentation-and-MRI-safety
Intro to Ultrasound - Jeff Moirano, MS (3 Feb 2022)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Ultrasound > Ultrasound Concepts and Transducers
MRI Review & Quiz #4 Prep - Joel Ostenson, PhD (2 November 2023)
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Gamma Cameras - Matt Asay, Ph.D. (6 October 2022)
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RSNA/AAPM Web Module > Nuclear Medicine > Gamma Cameras / Image Quality
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