Author: Emma Whittle

Don’t forget PRIMPS 28 at Sunshine Coast University Hospital, 

It will be held on Friday 28th January from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Lecture Theatre 02, Sunshine Coast Health Institute (SCHI) (circled in yellow on map).

To register for the event, please visit:

https://www.acpsem.org.au/events/event/qld-branch-event-primps-28

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Registration is now open for the MATLAB Computational Methods for Radiation Oncology workshop.

This is an open free event for medical physicists, radiation oncologists and ACPSEM members interested in computational analysis and image processing. Limited spots available so register fast!

Details are as follows:

July 5th 9am- 5pm at Princess Alexandra hospital. 

Introduction to MATLAB

Learn how to use MATLAB to import, analyse and visualise medical data. Here we will demonstrate the scripting, automation, app development and publishing capabilities of MATLAB. This session will help familiarise yourself with MATLAB as a technical computing tool.

Diagnostic Image Processing

In this session, learn how MATLAB can be used to easily read and process medical images.  A special focus of this presentation will be on the use of interactive Apps, enabling you to perform your analysis without having to write any code.Topics discussed will include DICOM file support, image enhancement, and image segmentation. Images of phantoms implanted with fiducial markers will be used as an example.   

Other Examples

This session will explore other useful applications of MATLAB in Medical Physics. Topics may include mathematical modelling and image registration for radiation dosimetry, deep learning for image segmentation, and application deployment. 

Hands-on MATLAB Workshop (part 1)

In part 1 of this hands-on MATLAB workshop you will learn to use data importing, analysis, and visualisation tools with medical data.

Hands-on MATLAB Workshop (part 2)

In part 2 of this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to work with DICOM files and apply image processing techniques to medical images.

Register at the following link: https://au.mathworks.com/company/events/seminars/computational-methods-for-radiation-oncology-using-matlab-2807168.html

Certificate will be issued for CPD points (ACPSEM members).

Hi ACPSEMQ members,

The results are in and a bus has been requested! Please respond to the following survey by Monday next week (17/06/2019). Bus registration is limited to 21 people.

Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/F992C8B

See info below:

PRIMPS 28 held on the 28th June 2019

PRIMPS 28 will be held on 28^th June from 3-5pm at Sunshine Coast University Hospital. 

Bus will approximately leave at 1:30pm from BTS central (450 Gregory Terrace, FV), and leave from SCUH return at 7pm after a light dinner.

REGISTER NOW through ACPSEM at the following link: https://www.acpsem.org.au/events/event/qld-branch-event-primps-28

CPD points are available for attendees with additional CPD points for those who present.

Kind regards

Emma Whittle 

Committee member of ACPSEM Queensland

Website: http://acpsemq.org.au

Facebook page: http://fb.me/ACPSEMQ  

PRIMPS 28 will be held on 28^th June from 3-5pm at Sunshine Coast University Hospital. 

REGISTER NOW at the following link: https://www.acpsem.org.au/events/event/qld-branch-event-primps-28

CPD points are available for attendees with additional CPD points for those who present.

Thanks goes out to Kurt Byrnes (SCUH) for providing space for the event.

PRIMPS is a regular informal ACPSEM QLD event that allows all ACPSEM members to present work to a group of their peers.

Current Presenters:

David Willis  (SCUH) – “A Vision for 3D Tech in Rad Onc at SCUH”

Scott Crowe RBWH) – “3D Printing of Quality Assurance Phantoms”

Tim Ireland (BTS)- “3D Printing in Radiology”

Paul Charles (Herston Biofab) – “The Herston Biofabrication Institute”

Christian Langton (3D one)  – “Advanced Manufacturing of Medical Devices for Radiation Therapy”

Open Forum –  “The Future of 3D Printing in Medical Physics”

If you would like to present on any topic, please contact Chris Noble (Christopher.Noble@health.qld.gov.au).

Please vote for transport options on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/26QPTHT 

Kind regards

Emma Whittle 

Committee member of ACPSEM Queensland

Website: http://acpsemq.org.au

Facebook page: http://fb.me/ACPSEMQ  

Presentations are invited from all ACPSEM Specialty Groups:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology and Nuclear Medicine)
• Radiation Oncology
• Radiation Protection
• Radiopharmaceutical Science
• University

To register for a presentation, please contact: 
– Chris Noble (christopher.noble@health.qld.gov.au)

Please vote for transport options on the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/26QPTHT

See flyer below.

Hi ACPSEMQ members,

PRIMPS 28 is coming on 28th June at a soon to be confirmed venue at Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Please vote for whether you would like to bus from Brisbane to SCUH or take alternate transportation. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/26QPTHT

PRIMPS 27 will be held on 29^th March from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Seminar Room 1, RBWH Education Centre.

CPD points are available for attendees with additional CPD points for those who present. If you register via the ACPSEM link, the CPD points will be automatically allocated.

Thanks goes out to Steven Sylvander (RBWH) for providing space for the event!

PRIMPS is a regular informal ACPSEM QLD event that allows all ACPSEM members to present work to a group of their peers.

Presentations are invited from all ACPSEM Specialty Groups:

• Biomedical Engineering
• Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology and Nuclear Medicine)
• Radiation Oncology
• Radiation Protection
• Radiopharmaceutical Science
• University

To register to attend, please visit the following link: https://www.acpsem.org.au/events/event/qld-branch-event-primps-27

If you would like to present, please contact Chris Noble (Christopher.noble@health.qld.gov.au) or myself.

There are still a few more slots available to share your work.

March 10 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Hello ACPSEMQ members,

Let’s all meet up for a social event and challenge each other to a game of lawn bowls. The cost to play is only $8 for 2 hours of bowls. All members and Medical Physics students are welcome. This will be the first social event for 2019. RSVP on the FB page or to emma.whittle2@health.qld.gov.au by 3rd March (no RSVP= no entry).

Look forward to seeing you there!

Emma Whittle, Social Officer

Welcome to 2019 with ACPSEMQ (i.e. Australasian College of Physical Scientists and Engineers in Medicine QLD). After a successful PRIMPs event and annual branch meeting at the end of 2018, the new committee is listed below:

General Committee Members 2019:

• Branch Chair: Michael Bernardo
• Branch Vice-Chair: Nancy Yu
• Records: Emma Spelleken
• Finance: Luke Webb
• General Member: Emma Whittle
• General Member: Kirstie Caravani
• General Member: Christopher Noble

Different events during the year will be as follows:

– social events
– PRIMPS; progress and research in medical physics series
– annual symposium
– winter and summer school

We will also keep you updated on any other information you may need throughout the year. ACPSEMQ has a new facebook page, so please like for regular updates: https://www.facebook.com/ACPSEMQ/

The first PRIMPS is currently set for a tentative date of 29 March.

Watch this space!