Programme description

The course provides the necessary physics background that underpins day-to-day medical imaging physics activities. It is aimed primarily at new entrants to the profession, but should be of benefit to postgraduate students, postdoctoral research workers, physicist-managers, representatives of allied commercial organisations and anyone wishing to deepen or re-establish their understanding of the physics of medical imaging.

The faculty is composed mainly of physicists, many of whom are internationally renowned for their expertise. Key talks are delivered by clinicians and other scientists and provides the broader scientific and clinical perspective. Overviews of specialised or research related topics, such as MR Spectroscopy are given. 

There are many opportunities for informal discussions and there will be visits to the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound, X-ray Computed Tomography and the MR Units of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and/or the research labs of The Institute of Cancer Research.

The programme consists of five separate courses. Each course is repeated annually. Cost includes lunches and light refreshments and (with courses 2 - 5 only) a copy of Webb's Physics of Medical Imaging (2nd Edition, published 2012).

Course details

Details of the 2022/23 courses will be available soon with registration opening early in Summer 2022.

Course 1 

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy 17 - 19 October 2022

Closing date for registrations - 3 October 2022

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Course Organiser: Dr Simon Doran
Tel: +44 (0)20 8661 3718

Course Administrator: Mrs Jessica Keegan
Tel: +44 (0)20 8661 3075

Course 2

Ultrasound Imaging 15 - 17 November 2022

Closing date for registrations - 1 November 2022

Registration Form 2021 - 2022

Course Organiser: Mr Mark O'Leary
Tel: +44 (0)20 3437 6341

Course Administrator: Mrs Jessica Keegan
Tel: +44 (0)20 8661 3075

Course 3

Image Theory, Perception and Processing 21 February 2023

Closing date for registrations - 7 February 2023

Registration Form 2021 - 2022

Course Organiser: Dr Elly Castellano
Tel: +44 (0)20 7808 2514

Course Administrator: Mrs Jessica Keegan
Tel: +44 (0)20 8661 3075

Course 4

Diagnostic Radiology and CT 22 - 24 February 2023

Closing date for registrations - 7 February 2023

Registration Form 2021 - 2022

Course Organiser: Dr Elly Castellano
Tel: +44 (0)20 7808 2514

Course Administrator: Mrs Jessica Keegan
Tel: +44 (0)20 8661 3075

Course 5 
Nuclear Medicine 14 - 17  March 2023

Closing date for registrations - 28 February 2023

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Registration Form 2021 - 2022
Nuclear Medicine Course Timetable and Syllabus

Course Organiser: Dr Iain Murray
Tel:  +44 (0)20 8661 3715

Course Administrator: Mrs Jessica Keegan
Tel: +44 (0)20 8661 3075

Course fees

The course textbook (Webb's Physics of Medical Imaging, 2nd edition, ed. M. A. Flower) (Courses, 2, 3, 4 & 5 only) is also included in the fees.

Venue

Courses 1, 2 and 5 are held on the Sutton campus of The Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research. Courses 3 and 4 are held on the Chelsea campus:

https://www.icr.ac.uk/contacts

https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/contact-us/how-get-royal-marsden/chelsea

PLEASE NOTE: We hope to run these courses face to face this year.  However, depending on the pandemic we may have to change them to virtual courses.  In this case we will give you the option of attending the courses virtually and issue a partial refund, cancelling your place on the course and issuing you with a full refund or deferring your place to the following year - you will not be affected by any increase in course fees.