Reported by (Name):

James R Halama, PhD
Organization:

Loyola University Medical Center
Position Title:

Medical Physicist, Assoc. Prof. of Radiology
Activity:

Host the WG meeting in Chicago on May 20-23, 2013.

Continued on draft of update for document IEC 61675-2: Gamma cameras for planar and SPECT imaging. Added new section on measurement of image quality using the IEC whole-body phantom. Data collected for this measurement were presented

A follow-up phone conference is scheduled for Sept., 2013

The next WG meeting will be held in Erlangen, Germany in March 2014.
Meeting Dates:

May 20-23
Meeting Location:

Chicago, IL
Payment $:

$999.44 for meeting in Chicago
Reasons for Attending or not Attending

Participate in working group deliberations. See above.
Issues from Previous Meetings or Year:

Finalizing test procedures to be included in the final drafts.
General Description of Activities of the Organization and/or Meeting:

IEC is the international standards organization. My appointment to IEC SC 62C W2 maintains the standards for nuclear medicine instrumentation.
Issues for AAPM:

IEC developed standard include input from AAPM members.
Budget Request ($):

$2000

Reported by (Name):

Halama

2013-09-17

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