Final Programme

Postgraduate Educational Programme
A-018 09:00
B. The frontal view
N. Howarth; Chêne-Bougeries/CH
Learning Objectives:
1. To learn a thoroughly structured approach for reading the frontal
chest radiograph.
2. To recognise key areas of the frontal chest radiograph.
3. To understand the value and diffi culty of interpretation of the chest radiograph.
A-019 09:30
C. The lateral view
J. Cáceres; Barcelona/ES
Learning Objectives:
1. To describe the normal radiographic anatomy in the lateral projection of the chest.
2. To defi ne which areas are not visible in the PA chest radiograph.
3. To describe structures which help to interpret fi ndings in the PA chest radiograph.
08:30 - 10:00 Room F2
Special Focus Session
SF 1a
CT and radiation dose: How to make this devil an angel?
Moderator: L. Bonomo; Rome/IT
A-020 08:30
CT and radiation dose: How to make this devil an angel? (Introduction)
L. Bonomo; Rome/IT
Session Objectives:
1. To illustrate the main principles of dose evaluation.
2. To learn how to optimise images quality and dose reduction.
3. To understand how to adopt the European Guidelines into the clinical practice.
A-021 08:35
Let’s try and understand the challenge
W.A. Kalender; Erlangen/DE
Learning Objectives:
1. To defi ne useful radiation dose quantities.
2. To learn what is a reference dose level.
3. To understand the main principles of dose determination.
4. To learn how technical settings like KV may drastically change the radiation dose.
A-022 09:00
Radiation dose in CT of the chest: Can CT reach or even beat X-rays?
N.L. Müller; Vancouver, BC/CA
Learning Objectives:
1. To review the radiation doses of chest CT.
2. To illustrate the compromise between quality and dose reduction.
3. To review various methods of minimizing radiation dose in chest CT.
142 A B C D European Society of Radiology