Basic course MRI in radiotherapy
From March 9th-13th 2020, the biannual basic MRI in radiotherapy course will be held at the UMC Utrecht. The course is set-up in modules for which you can register separately. For more information and registration, please use this linkThis course is intended for radiation oncologists, radiologists, residents, medical physicists, and radiation therapists who want to learn about the application of MRI, specifically for radiotherapy.This international course is intended for radiation oncologists, radiologists, residents, medical physicists, and radiation therapists who want to learn about the application of MRI, specifically for radiotherapy. The course will cover lectures on: theoretical background on how MRI images are acquired (basic MRI physics), some challenges in implementing it (quality assurance, safety and integration in clinical workflow) and will highlight a wide range of clinical applications in various tumor sites.Besides the lectures, there will be optional practical sessions:Delineation sessions where you can experience working with multimodal images (prostate and head-and-neck) to delineate tumors and organs at risk.MRI protocol training. During this session (1.5 days) you have the opportunity to get acquainted with some of the basic acquisition parameters of MRI sequences using a Philips simulator.
