Medical
Imaging Group Meeting Minutes :
This
meeting was held in Daresbury
Attendees :
Daresbury : C Hall, I Lazarus
J Norman, A Mather, G Turk, B McGuirk, D Seddon
Monash :
R. Lewis, T Beveridge, J Gillam,
Calder :
C Dale
Christies :
D Hastings, A Reader,
Agenda :
Welcome and introduction
Project Management
Design Review
Feedback
Talks
A.O.B
Welcome and introduction
Chris Hall opened the meeting with an
introduction to Daresbury.
Project management
The ORTEC planar detector has an arrival date
of September 2004.
Design Review
Dave Seddon presented
the current design for the gantry that will house the two planar
detectors. Concerns were raised about
the lack of space around the system and also the lack of access to the anethitised rodent.
Current systems have open access to three sides to monitor the animal
during scanning. Suggestions of changes
to the current design is to ask manufacturer to move central location of cold
finger to one side to allow more space or to move the detectors in such a way
as to have them moving together not in opposed motion.
Action Need to visit Christies to see
current Hydaq system.
Need to see if these are real
constraints or if by introducing monitors into the system the space limitations
are eradicated.
Need to see general system for the
administration of anesthetic.
Feedback
The planar detector under order will be the
most efficient system to date but with this comes
problems. The algorithms to date will
require modification to take into account this increase in resolution, both
energy and spatial.
Talks
Toby Beveridge, Monash Univeristy – “Monte Carlo
Simulations of
John Gillam,
Andrew Boston,
Andrew Reader, Christies – “
The afternoon was dedicated to advances that
the
Jenny Norman, Seb Gros, Gerard Turk and Andy Mather
each gave a presentation.