Call for abstracts

Call for abstracts

By Jonathan Cole Comment Closed
FLUG is holding its 2024 meeting on 4th July in Nottingham. As the FLUG team prepares the timetable we would like to invite proffered presentations [anything between 10-20 minutes, just specify] and also ideas for wider discussion. We especially welcome proffered presentations on novel quality control methods (e.g. CBCT, movement issues such as lag, CNR-based control logic etc) along with any case studies on optimisation of either the patient dose/IQ balance or staff occupational dose. Please keep your submitted abstracts to 500 words or less. Please send your abstracts to team@flug.org.uk as well as ideas for round-table discussions. ...
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Nominations open

Nominations open

By Jonathan Cole Comment Closed
We have one FLUG officer post coming up for re-election. Nominations are open to all FLUG members. If you'd like to know more about management of FLUG or the projects you could be involved with please get in touch. If you'd like to apply email nominations@flug.org.uk with the name and email address of the nominee along with about 100 words about the nominee's experience....
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Call for Abstracts – Extended!

Call for Abstracts – Extended!

By Jonathan Cole Comment Closed
Abstracts of up to 500 words in English are now invited for submission until 29th February. We are initially seeking contributions of approximately 15-20 minutes on any subject of your choosing but especially any work on testing or optimising rotational angiography or other 3D fluoroscopic applications. We are also wanting to hold a Round Table discussion on issues that you think are important and will be taking offers of a short [<5 minutes] introduction to Round Table issues. The abstracts will be reviewed and all authors will be notified. Authors of abstracts that successfully passed the review process, will be invited to present their work as an oral presentation. You should receive a confirmation from us that we have your abstract. If you do not, or you have any other questions, get in touch at team@flug.org.uk...
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Officer elected

Officer elected

By Jonathan Cole Comment Closed
Andy Rogers has been elected unopposed to replace Ana. We thank Ana for her hard work, and welcome Andy to the management of FLUG. Andy is currently the Lead Interventional MPE at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and also the immediate past-President of the British Institute of Radiology. He currently chairs the UK working group investigating how best to set DRLs in interventional procedures. He was recently on an international standards organisation IEC working group to represent the UK in a project looking at the use of dose data held in digital imaging modalities along with being a member of an ICRP working group that has published a report on Diagnostic Reference Levels. He is also a full member of the IEC Maintenance Team for interventional x-ray equipment. His current research interests are observer studies, skin dose assessment and optimisation in interventional cardiology and radiology. ...
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