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Physics, Instrumentation, Data Sciences Advisory Committee

The Physics, Instrumentation and Data Sciences Council (PIDSC) is composed of Society members who have an interest in medical physics, nuclear instrumentation, and data analysisand their applications in therapeutic, diagnostic or investigational nuclear medicine.

Mission Statement

PIDSC's mission is to promote the dissemination of knowledge and the advancement of medical physics, nuclear instrumentation, and data analysis and their applications for diagnosis and treatment in nuclear medicine to its members and to the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging as a whole. The objectives of the Council to carry out the mission are:

  1. To promote effective use of medical physics, nuclear instrumentation, and data analysis in the diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigational applications of nuclear medicine, including molecular imaging initiatives;
  2. To provide a forum for the members of the Society of Nuclear Medicine who have an interest in medical physics, nuclear instrumentation, and data analysis;
  3. To provide members of the Society of Nuclear Medicine with a source of information on medical physics, nuclear instrumentation, and data analysis.

Join the Community

Advisory Community participation is open to all SNMMI members at no additional cost. Members are encouraged to join one or multiple communities to stay informed, engage in discussion, and connect with peers who share similar professional interests. 

To make your selections, simply visit your SNMMI member profile page and choose the communities you would like to be a part of.

 

 

Connect with Us: 

X: @SNMMI_PIDSC

LinkedIn: SNMMI Physics, Instrumentation and Data Sciences Council (PIDSC)

Governance

The Society recognizes the need for sub-specialty interests/expertise within the field of nuclear medicine and moleuclar imaging. Councils provide the expertise, professional networking and educational programs for nuclear medicine professionals in respective areas and serve as a resource for development and implementation of Society policies.

Council membership is voluntary. Councils adhere to Society Bylaws and policies, while operating under its own Operating Procedures, as approved by the House of Delegates, and its own business plan and budget, as approved by the SNMMI Board of Directors.

Awards

Tracy Lynn Faber Memorial Award

The Tracy Lynn Faber Memorial Award is given each year to support advancement of women in medical imaging sciences. The Award is given either to an individual (woman or man) who has promoted significantly advancement of women in medical imaging sciences, or to a woman in early- or mid-career who has made one or more significant contributions to medical imaging sciences. Most often the award will be given to a woman in the second category; as it is hoped that recognition of a significant contribution or contributions of such an awardee will advance meaningfully the career of the awardee.

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The Edward J. Hoffman Memorial Award

The highest award of SNMMI's Physics, Instrumentation and Data Sciences Council was created to honor the memory of Professor Edward J. Hoffman.  It recognizes scientists in the field of nuclear medicine for their service and dedication to research and development of nuclear medicine instrumentation and to educating and training the next generation of scientists.  The award is presented during the Ed Hoffman Memorial CE lecture at the SNMMI Annual Meeting, during the where the winner gives the lecture.

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Freek J. Beekman, PhD PIDSC Young Investigator Awards Symposium

SNMMI symposium and competition, in association with the Physics, Instrumentation and Data Sciences Council, for the best scientific abstracts on computer and instrumentation nuclear medicine. This award is made possible by the Education and Research Foundation and Dr. Freek J. Beekman.

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Useful Web Links and Resources

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Information on Board Exam / Certification:

National QMP Registry

American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine

Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine

(Confirms qualifications of board certified medical physicists)

American Board of Radiology

American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine

American Board of Medical Physics

American Board of Health Physics

Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine

Nuclear Medicine Tools: created and maintained by our interns

Nmmitools.org

Societies:

IEEE Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Radiological Society of North America

SPIE - the international society for optics and photonics

NEMA Standards for Performance Evaluation (General link)

Specific links:

Gamma Cameras

Positron Emission Tomographs (PETs)

Small Animal Positron Emission Tomographs (PETs)

Non-Imaging Intraoperative Gamma Probes

System / Site Accreditation:

ACR accreditation for PET and SPECT

IAC accreditation for nuclear imaging

Emission Tomography Standardization Initiative (ETSI)

The Emission Tomography Standardization Initiative (ETSI) was founded in 2022 from an international working group consortium comprised of nuclear medicine imaging experts from academia and industry to introduce new standardized formats for Emission Tomography preclinical and clinical raw data (list-mode, sinograms/histograms etc.), mainly for Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and planar imaging.

The initiative goals are to define an open, extendable, standardized and vendor-agnostic description of nuclear medicine imaging (PET/SPECT) list-mode and associated raw data; define a standard for storage and transmission of that data; and develop a standardized description of software to access and manipulate the standardized data, as well as prototype software. Trade-offs considered include:

  • Ease of reading/understanding/application
  • Storage requirements
  • Future proofing
  • Allowing vendors to innovate while protecting intellectual property.

Nuclear Medicine Tools

Nuclear Medicine Tools: created and maintained by the PIDSC interns

Nmmitools.org