FACULTY OF RADIOLOGISTS
TRAINING PROGRAMME IN DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY
PART I TUTORIAL SCHEDULE
2011/2012
Lectures will commence at 2.00pm unless otherwise stated, in the Radiology
Tutorial Room RCSI House or the Department of Anatomy Lecture Theatre,
Main College, RCSI
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DATE
TUTOR
SUBJECT
August 2011
Monday 29th
Training Programme CoOrdinator
Introduction
2.00pm
Anatomy Staff
CHEST: Anatomy
3.45pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Introduction to Physics Course /
Overview
2.00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
Introduction to EM Spectrum, Matter
& Energy Levels; band structure in
solids
3.00pm
Ms. Una O’Connor
Production & Properties of X-Rays
4.00pm
Mr. Dara Murphy
Interaction of Radiation with Matter
(1): Main mechanisms at diagnostic
energies
Dr J. Masterson
CHEST: Basic principles of chest
imaging / basic anatomy
Monday 12th September
2.00pm
Mr. Dara Murphy
Interaction of Radiation with Matter (2):
Beer’s Law, Exponential Attenuation,
Absorption/HVL/TVL .Interaction of
Radiation with Matter: Factors affecting
Attenuation & Scatter
3.00pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Fluorescence, Phosphoresence (also for
detectors incl. CR). Film/Screen
Radiography. Optical Density.
4pm
Dr J. Masterson
CHEST: Vascular Anatomy, CT
Anatomy
September 2011
Thursday 1st September
Monday 5th September
2.00pm
3.00pm
Thursday 8th Sept
2.00pm
3.00pm
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Thursday 15th September
2:00pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Efficacy and Optimisation of Film
Screen Combinations; Photochemical
Aspects of Radiography; Characteristic
Curve; Contrast and Latitude
Mr. Colin Walsh
Overview of X-Ray Systems
2:00pm
Dr L. Lawler
CHEST: High Resolution CT, Thoracic
Intervention
3.00pm
Physics TBC
Physics TBC
Thurs 22nd September
2:00pm
Mr. Colin Walsh
Geometrical Factors and Unsharpness in
Radiography
3.00pm
Dr. Stafford-Johnston
CHEST: Spiral and high resolution CT
thorax. Technique and Anatomy
Monday 26th September
2:00pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Interaction of Radiation with Matter:
Subject Contrast; Scatter Radiation
3.00 pm
Thurs 29th September
2.00pm (TR1)
Anatomy Staff
ABDOMEN: Anatomy (foregut, midgut)
3.45pm
Dr. R. McDermott
ABDOMEN: Anatomy 1 GI/Liver/Pancreas/Barium/CT/MRI
Ms. Una O’Connor
X-Ray Tubes/special features/Focal
Spot/Rating/ X-ray tubes for Special
Applications (incl. Angiography, CT,
Mammography etc); Special filters; Xray generators, AEC
Mr. Colin Walsh/Mr. Dermot
Gorman
Demonstration of X-Ray Equipment
3.00 pm
4:00pm
Monday 19th September
October 2011
Monday 3rd October
St. James’s Hospital (XRay Dept)
2:15pm
3:15pm SJH
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Thurs 6th October
2:00pm
Dr. Lesley Malone
Image Intensifier – TV Systems 1
4.15pm
Dr. Lesley Malone
Image Intensifier – TV Systems 2
including full fluoroscopy systems
Monday 10th October
2:00pm
Dr. Lesley Malone
Introduction to ICRP
Thurs 13th October
2:00pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Optimisation of Contrast; Reduction of
Scatter (Grids etc.)
Dr. F. Keeling
ABDOMEN: Anatomy - Vascular and
CT
Dr. Lynn Gaynor
Image Quality 1: Spatial Resolution,
Contrast Resolution & Artefacts
(Analogue)
2:00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
Digital Images : Part 1
3.00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
Digital Images: Part 2
4.00pm
Dr. R. McDermott
ABDOMEN: Anatomy 2 GI/Liver/Pancreas/Barium/CT/MRI
Thursday & Friday
20th & 21st October
All Day (TR7)
Physics
Radiation Protection Seminar
Monday 24th October
2:00pm
Dr. Lyn Gaynor
Introduction to Digital Technology
3.00pm
Dr. Lyn Gaynor
Digital Acquisition Systems 1:
Computed Radiography
4.00pm
Dr. Lyn Gaynor
Digital Acquisition Systems 2: Direct
digital systems
3.00 pm
3.00 pm
4.15pm
Monday 17th October
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Thursday 27th October
2pm
Mr. Dara Murphy
Image Quality 2: Spatial Resolution,
Contrast Resolution, Artefacts etc
(Digital)
3pm
Dr. Lesley Malone
Digital Acquisition Systems 3:
Technology for DSA and Digital
Fluorography
4.15pm
Dr. Tony Geoghegan
ABDOMEN: Ultrasound
Anatomy/Technique
Thursday 3rd November
2:00pm
Mr. Niall Phelan
Mammographic Physics & Equipment I
3.00 pm
Dr. F. Flanagan
Mammographic techniques, breast
ultrasound and intervention
4:15pm
Mr. Niall Phelan
Mammographic Physics & Equipment II
Monday 7th November
TR4, Main RCSI Building
2:00pm
Dr. Pat Kenny
Optimisation of Contrast: Selection of
radiographic parameters
3:00pm
Dr. R. Gibney
ABDOMEN: Liver and biliary anatomy
4:15pm
Physics TBC
Physics TBC
2pm
Anatomy Staff
ABDOMEN: Anatomy (hindgut,
kidneys, post abd wall)
3pm
Dr. M. McNicholas
ABDOMEN: Cross-sectional
interventional techniques
Monday 14th November
2:00pm
Anatomy Staff
PELVIS: Anatomy (Female)
3.30pm
Dr. Joan Heneghan
PELVIS: Anatomy/Technique (Female
and MSK)
Thursday 17th November
2:00pm
Physics TBC
Tomography (excl. CT) – Introduction
to CT
3:00pm
Ms. Aoife Gallagher
CT Scanners: reconstruction of images
from projections
4.00pm
Dr. Jonathan Dodd
CHEST: Cardiac Anatomy/Techniques 1
Monday 31st October
November 2011
Thursday 10th November
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Monday 21st November
2.00pm
Physics TBC
Theory of gas detectors, scintillation
detectors, PMTs solid state detectors:
use in radiology
3:00pm
Ms. Jennie Cooke
Modes of radioactive Decay – Radiation
Units
Thursday 24th November
2:00pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Helical and Multi Slice scanners
3.00 pm
Dr. Louise Bowden
Display Technologies
4:15pm
Ms. Aoife Gallagher
Image Quality & Dose Issues in CT
Monday 28th November
2:00pm
Ms. Jackie McCavana
Generators, common
radiopharmaceuticals Kits & techniques;
radiopharmacy design
3.00pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
New applications in CT
4.00pm
Ms. Jennie Cooke
Radiation detectors for nuclear medicine
and general purposes
Thursday 1st December
2:00pm
Ms. Aoife Gallagher
Artefacts in CT
3.00 pm
Dr. Alan O’Hare
NEURO: Skull - imaging and anatomy
4:15pm
Ms. Jennie Cooke
Gamma cameras and data processing
systems; special systems for SPECT
Monday 5th December
2:00pm
Anatomy Staff
PELVIS: Anatomy (Male)
3.00pm
Dr. Patricia Cunningham
MSK: Upper limb: Anatomy and
Techniques
Thursday 8th December
2:00pm
Dr. Pat Kenny
Mock Physics MCQ
3.00pm
Training Programme Coordinator
MCQ
4.00pm
Dr Ronan Browne
ABDOMEN: GI/GU Interventional
Techniques
Monday 12th December
2:00pm
Dr. Ronan McDermott
GI Radiology
3.00pm
TBC
December 2011
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Thursday 15th December
Monday 19th December
January 2012
Monday 2nd January
Thursday 5th January
2:00pm
Ms. Jackie McCavana
Tutorial: radiation protection &
technical and practical aspects of nuclear
medicine
3.00pm
Dr. D. McInerney
MSK: Anatomy/Technique
4.15pm
Monday 9th January
2:00pm
Ms. Jennie Cooke
QA: Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Radionuclide Therapy in a Diagnostic
Imaging Department
4:15pm
Ms. Jennie Cooke
Gamma cameras and data processing
systems; special systems for SPECT
Thursday 12th January
2:00pm
Ms. Linda Gray
QA: in general radiography &
fluoroscopy
3.00pm
Dr. J. Thornton
NEURO: Anatomy of the brain and
spine: Angiographic and cross-sectional
4:15pm
Ms. Una O’Connor
Equipment specification, purchase and
commissioning
Monday 16th January
2:00pm
Dr. Pat Kenny
3D Images, plannar reformatting, 3D
rendering, MIP, surface rendering,
volume rendering
3.00 pm
Prof. Helen Fenlon
ABDOMEN: CT/MR Techniques
Thursday 19th January
2:00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
Basic Physics of MRI
3.00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI Pulse Sequences & Contrast 2
3.00 pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI equipment
4:15pm
Monday 23rd January
2pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
T1, T2 relaxation mechanisms
3pm
Dr. Brian Hogan
MSK: Upper limb: Anatomy and
Techniques
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4.15pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
Pulse sequences and contrast 1
Thursday 26th January
2:00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI Image Formation
4:15pm
Dr. D Rea
PAEDIATRICS: Anatomy and
Techniques
Monday 30th January
2.00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI gradient echo
Dr. P. Brennan
NEURO: Anatomy of the brain
(CT/MR)
Thursday 2nd February
2:00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI – Flow / Angiography
3.00 pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI
4:15pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI
Monday 6th February
2.00pm
Anatomy Staff
NEURO: Anatomy – Brain & Spine
3.45pm
Dr. Paul Brennan
NEURO: Anatomy of the brain
(CT/MR)
Thursday 9th & Friday 10th
February
Ultrasound Seminar
Ultrasound Seminar
Monday 13th February
2:00pm
Dr. Neil O’Hare
PACS 1
3.00 pm
Dr. Neil O’Hare
PACS 2
4:15pm
Thursday 16th February
2:00pm
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI
Dr. Lesley Malone
MRI - Artifacts
3.00 pm
Dr. S. Skehan
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Chest and
Cardiac
4:15pm All Day
Dr. Lesley Malone
MRI Safety
3.00 pm
3.00 pm
4.15pm
February 2012
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Monday 20th February
2:00pm
Dr. Michelle McNicholas
PELVIS: Anatomy (Male)
4:15pm
Thursday 23rd February
2:00pm
Dr. Julie Lucey
PET 1
3.00 pm
Dr. Julie Lucey
PET 2
4.15pm
Dr. Julie Lucey
PET 3
Monday 27th February
2:00pm
Dr. Michael Casey
Revision Tutorial 4: Interaction of
Radiation with matter.
3:00pm
Ms. Jennie Cooke
Revision Tutorial 2: Nuclear Medicine
(Physics & Pharmacy).
4.15pm
Dr. J. Meaney
MRI: Applied MRI 1
Thursday 1st March
2.00-3.00pm
Dr. Lynn Gaynor
Revision Tutorial 3:
Contrast/Films/Screens/ Characteristic
Curve
3.00 – 4.15pm
Ms. Una O’Connor
4.15pm
Monday 5th March
2:00pm
Dr. Geraldine O’Reilly
Revision Tutorial 5: Radiation
Protection (incl. units)
3pm
Anatomy Staff
NEURO: Anatomy – Brain & Spine
4.15pm
Mr. Colin Walsh
Revision Tutorial 6: X-Ray Tubes
&Equipment.
3.00pm
March 2012
Revision Tutorial 1: Radiographic and
Fluoroscopic Technology
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Wednesday 7th March
RCSI
Thursday 8th March
RCSI
Monday 12th March
2.00pm
Dr Martin O’Connell
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Positron
Emission Tomography
3:00pm
Mr. Colin Walsh
Revision Tutorial 8: II/TV/ Fluoroscopic
Systems
4.15pm
Dr. Eilish Twomey
PAEDIATRICS: Anatomy &
Techniques
Thursday 15th March
2.00pm
Anatomy Staff
HEAD & NECK: Anatomy
3.25pm
Dr. J. Griffin
HEAD & NECK: Anatomy/Radiology
Part I
Thursday 22nd March
2.00pm
Dr. S. Ryan
PAEDIATRICS: Anatomy and
Techniques
3:00pm
Mr. Dara Murphy
Revision Tutorial 12 Nuclear Medicine
Equipment
4.15pm
Mr. Dermot Gorman
Revision Tutorial 10: QA in
Radiology/Fluoroscopy
Monday, 26th March
2:00pm
Dr. Pat Kenny
Revision Tutorial 11 MRI
3.00pm
Dr. F. McGrath
MSK: Lower limb: Anatomy and
Techniques
Dr. Lesley Malone
Radionuclide Dosimetry
Thursday 29th March
2.00pm
Dr. Ann McNamara
OBSTETRICS: Ultrasound in Early
Pregnancy
3:00pm
Dr. Sean Cournane
Revision Tutorial 13: Ultrasound
(Physics)
4.15pm
Mr. Colin Walsh
Revision Tutorial 9: CT
Monday 19th March
4.15pm
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April 2012
Monday 2nd April
2.00pm
Anatomy Staff
Anatomy – ENT
Dr. J. Griffin
Anatomy – ENT Radiology Part II
2.00pm SJH
Dr. James Meaney
MRI: Applied MRI 2
3.00pm SJH
Dr. Gerard Boyle
MRI
4.00pm SJH
Dr N McEniff
INTERVENTION: Non-vascular
Interventions
Monday 16th April
2.00pm
Anatomy Staff
MSK: Anatomy – Upper Limb
Dr D. Brophy
INTERVENTION: Vascular anatomy neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis
2.00pm
Dr. Anthony Ryan
INTERVENTION: Arterial
Anatomy/Techniques.
3.30pm
Dr. Brendan Hogan
NUCLEAR MEDICINE:
Bone/Endocrine/Hepatobiliary/Other
3.45pm
Thursday 5th April
Monday 9th April
Thursday 12th April
3.00pm
4.00pm
Thursday 19th April
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Monday 23rd April
2.00pm
Anatomy Staff
MSK: Anatomy – Lower Limb
3.00pm
Dr. Patricia Cunningham
MSK: Lower limb: Anatomy and
Techniques
4.00pm
Dr. Lesley Malone
Revision Tutorial 7: Digital Imaging
Thursday 26th April
2.00pm
Dr. J. Thornton
NEURO: Cross sectional anatomy: brain
and spine – Revision
3.00pm
Dr. Jonathan Dodd
CHEST: Cardiac Anatomy/Techniques 2
Monday 30th April
2.00pm
Dr. R McDermott
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Equipment
and Techniques
3.00pm
Dr. F. Keeling
NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Functional
imaging
4.00pm
Dr. F. Keeling
PELVIS: Ultrasound anatomy and small
parts
Thursday 3rd May
2.00pm
Dr. E. Kavanagh
MSK: Intervention
3.30pm
Dr S Ryan
PAEDIATRICS: MCQ
Dr. Ronan Browne
TBA – Revision
May 2012
Monday 7th May
Thursday 10th May
2.00pm
Monday 14th May
RCSI College
TO BE CONFIRMED
Tuesday/Wednesday
15th & 16th May
RCSI College
TO BE CONFIRMED
25th May 2012
Emergency Medicine Course
Cork
29th May
All Day
IR Skills Course
RCSI, Surgical Skills Lab, 1st
Floor, RCSI House
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