Short Courses/Lectures

2016

K. Abbey and M. A Kupinski, chairs, Workshop on Validation of Medical Image-Perception Models, SPIE Medical Imaging conference, San Diego, 2016

A. Gmitro, “Multi-Modality Imaging of Window Chamber Mouse Models,” 6th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January 10-13, 2016.

Z. Liu, “Imaging Studies,” 6th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January 10-13, 2016.

G.S. Stevenson, “The Animal in Animal Imaging,” 6th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January 10-13, 2016.

H.H. Barrett, “Photon-Processing Detectors and Imaging Systems,” 6th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January 10-13, 2016.

L. Caucci, “GPU Programming for Biomedical Imaging,” 6th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities Program, Tucson, AZ, January 10-13, 2016.

E. Clarkson, “Observers, Figures of Merit, and Surrogate Figures of Merit for Imaging System Design,” 6th Small-Animal Imaging Workshop: SPECT, PET and Related Modalities, Tucson, AZ, January, 2016.

2015

H.H. Barrett, “Quantifying and reducing uncertainties in cancer therapy,” Workshop on Uncertainties in the Medical Imaging Chain, SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Orlando, FL, 2015

2014

H.H. Barrett, “Information content of a photon and how to extract it.”   Keynote talk, International Minisymposium on Information Contained in a Photon, Ghent, Belgium.

H.H. Barrett and K.J. Myers, “Image Science and Image-Quality Research in the Optical Sciences Center,” invited talk, SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego

H.H. Barrett, K. J. Myers and L. Caucci, “Radiance and photon noise: Imaging in geometrical optics, physical optics, quantum optics and radiology,” plenary talk, Optical Engineering Track, SPIE Optics + Photonics, San Diego 2014

H.H. Barrett, “Image Science at OSC,” invited talk, The Optical Society (OSA) Frontiers in Optics, Tucson, 2014

H.H. Barrett, “Quantifying and reducing uncertainties in cancer therapy,” Workshop on Uncertainties in the Medical Imaging Chain, SPIE Medical Imaging Conference, Orlando, FL, 2015

2013

H.H. Barrett, T.K. Lewellen, L.R. Furenlid, “Physics and Design of Detectors for PET and SPECT”, 2013 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Seoul Korea.

2012

L. Caucci, “High-performance computing using GPUs”, 5th Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging in Tucson, AZ.

L. Furenlid, “Instrumentation for small animal SPECT: imager design and data acquisition systems”, 5th Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging in Tucson, AZ.

H. H. Barrett, “Detectors for small-animal SPECT”, 5th Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging in Tucson, AZ.

M. Kupinski, “Imaging quality and adaptive imaging”, 5th Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging in Tucson, AZ.

H. H. Barrett, “Perspectives on Radiation Dose and Image Quality,” Radiology Research Seminar Series, Tucson, AZ.

L. R. Furenlid, S. K. Moore, L. Caucci and H. H. Barrett, “Event-parameter estimation and 3D-reconstruction methods for ModPET,” SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA.

L. R. Furenlid, “Fundamentals of Pulse Processing,” Detectors for SPECT and PET: a full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium/Medical Imaging Conference, Anaheim, CA.

L. R. Furenlid, “SPECT Detectors:  State of the Art and Research Directions,” Detectors for SPECT and PET: a full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium/Medical Imaging Conference, Anaheim, CA.

G. D. Stevenson, “The Animal in Animal Imaging,” Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging in Tucson, AZ.

2011

L. R. Furenlid, “Small-Animal Gamma-ray Imaging:  Instrumentation and Applications”, Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.

2010

L. R. Furenlid, “Overview of multimodality imaging”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Knoxville, TN.

H. H. Barrett, “Introduction to adaptive imaging”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Knoxville, TN.

M. A. Kupinski, “Introduction to task-based assessment of image quality”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Knoxville, TN.

H. H. Barrett, “Deterministic and statistical descriptions of medical images”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Knoxville, TN.

M. A. Kupinski, “Observers for adaptive and multimodality imaging”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Knoxville, TN.

L. R. Furenlid, “Hardware platforms and real-time computational requirements”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Knoxville, TN.

M. A. Kupinski, “Methods for data analysis and performance assessment”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference, Knoxville, TN.

Tutorial lectures presented at 4th Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona:

  • Biomedical Significance of Small-Animal Imaging, Instructor: J. M. Woolfenden, M.D.
  • The Animal in Animal Imaging, Instructor: G. D. Stevenson, D.V.M
  • High-Performance Computing using GPUs, Instructor: L. Caucci
  • Image Quality Assessment, Instructor: M. A. Kupinski, Ph.D.
  • Detectors for Small-Animal SPECT, Instructor: H. H. Barrett
  • Instrumentation for Small-Animal SPECT, Instructor: L. Furenlid, Ph.D.

2009

H. H. Barrett, “Overview of Technologies,” Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Orlando FL, 2009.

H. H. Barrett, “Statistical Limitations and Estimation Methods,” Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Orlando FL, 2009.

2008

M. A. Kupinski, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “Image Quality in Adaptive and Multimodality Imaging”, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

L. R. Furenlid, “Overview of Multimodality Imaging”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, “Introduction to Adaptive Imaging”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

M. A. Kupinski, “Introduction to Task-Based Assessment of Image Quality”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, “Deterministic and Statistical Descriptions of Medical Images”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

M. A. Kupinski, “Observers for Adaptive and Multimodality Imaging”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

J. W. Moore, L. R. Furenlid, and H. H. Barrett, “Instrumentation Design for Adaptive SPECT/CT”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

L. R. Furenlid, “Hardware Platforms and Real-Time Computational Requirements”, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Dresden, Germany, October 19-25, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, “Introduction to Image Quality”, Short course at International Workshop on Nuclear Medicine Imaging, National Yang Min University, Taiwan, July 2008.

M. A. Kupinski, 3rd Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

H. H. Barrett, “Detectors for Small-Animal SPECT”, Third Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

L. R. Furenlid, “Instrumentation for Small-Animal SPECT”, Third Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

M. A. Kupinski, “Image Quality”, Third Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

G. D. Stevenson, “The Animal in Animal Imaging”, Third Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

D. W. Wilson, “System Modeling and Reconstruction Algorithms”, Third Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

E. Clarkson and L. Furenlid, “Adaptive and Multimodality Imaging”, Third Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 16-18, 2008.

2007

H. H. Barrett, Industrial Outreach Symposium, Tucson, Arizona, December 6, 2007.

L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett and T. K. Lewellen, “Detectors for SPECT and PET”, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

M. A. Kupinski and K. J. Myers, “Image Quality”, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

H. H. Barrett, “Stochastic Models of Objects and Image”, Presented at Image Quality, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.
H. H. Barrett, “Detector Requirements and Fundamental Physics”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

H. H. Barrett, “Detector Statistics and Estimation Methods”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

L. R. Furenlid, “Fundamentals of Pulse Processing”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

L. R. Furenlid, “SPECT Detectors: State of the Art and Research Directions”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

H. H. Barrett, “Stochastic Models of Objects and Image”, Presented at Image Quality, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

H. H. Barrett, “Detector Statistics and Estimation Methods”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

M. A. Kupinski, “Computational Methods”, Presented at Short Course on Image Quality, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

M. A. Kupinski, “Estimation Tasks”, Presented at Short Course on Image Quality, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, October 27-November 3, 2007.

F. P. Doty, H. B. Barber, and H. Roehrig (Organizers), “Penetrating Radiation Systems and Applications VIII”, SPIE Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, August 29-30, 2007.

2006

M. A. Kupinski and K. J. Myers, “Image Quality Assessment”, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 5, 2006.

L. R. Furenlid, H. H. Barrett, and T. K. Lewellen, “Detectors for SPECT and PET”, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 5, 2006.

H. H. Barrett, “Detector Requirements and Fundamental Physics”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 5, 2006.

H. H. Barrett, “Detector Statistics and Estimation Methods”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 5, 2006.

L. R. Furenlid, “Fundamentals of Pulse Processing”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29 – November 5, 2006.

L. R. Furenlid, “SPECT detectors: State of the art and research directions”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29 – November 5, 2006.

H. H. Barrett, “Stochastic Models of Objects and Images”, Presented at Short Course on Image Quality, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 5, 2006.

M. A. Kupinski, “Computational Methods”, Presented at Short Course on Image Quality, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 5, 2006.

M. A. Kupinski, “Estimation Tasks”, Presented at Short Course on Image Quality, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, San Diego, California, October 29-November 5, 2006.

J. M. Woolfenden, Board Review Course: Bone Scintigraphy Review, Society of Nuclear Medicine 53rd Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, June 3-7, 2006.

J. M. Woolfenden, “Biomedical Significance of Small-Animal Imaging”, Second Biennial Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging”, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

H. H. Barrett, “Detectors for Small-Animal SPECT”, Second Biennial Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging”, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

H. H. Barrett, “A Brief History of Pinhole SPECT”, Second Biennial Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging”, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

L. R. Furenlid, “Instrumentation for Small-Animal SPECT: Imager Design and Data-Acquisition Systems”, 2nd Biennial Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging”, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

G. D. Stevenson, “The Animal in Animal Imaging”, Second Biennial Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging”, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

D. W. Wilson, “System Modeling and Reconstruction Algorithms”, Second Biennial Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging”, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

E. Clarkson and M. A. Kupinski, “Image Quality Assessment”, Second Biennial Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging”, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

M. A. Kupinski, G. D. Stevenson, H. H. Barrett, N. E. Preble, and C. A. Thies, Conference Organizers for the Second Biennial Workshop on Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, March 8-10, 2006.

L. A. Franks, A. Burger, R. B. James, H. Bradford Barber, F. Patrick Doty, and H. Roehrig (Organizers), “Hard X-ray and gamma-ray detector physics and penetrating radiation systems VIII”, Proc. SPIE, 6319, Bellingham, Washington, 2006.

2005

F. P. Doty, H. B. Barber, and H. Roehrig (Organizers), “Penetrating radiation systems and applications VII”, Proceedings of SPIE, 5923, SPIE Bellingham, Washington, 2005.

2004

H. H. Barrett and L. R. Furenlid, “Detectors for SPECT and PET”, A full-day short course at the IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Rome, Italy, October 16-22, 2004.

H. H. Barrett, “Overview of Technologies”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Rome, Italy, October 16-22, 2004.

H. H. Barrett, “Statistical Limitations and Estimation Methods”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Rome, Italy, October 16-22, 2004.

L. R. Furenlid, “Data Acquisition and Processing”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Rome, Italy, October 16-22, 2004.

L. R. Furenlid, “Applications”, Presented at Detectors for SPECT and PET, IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium-Medical Imaging Conference, Rome, Italy, October 16-22, 2004.

H. B. Barber, “Semiconductor Arrays for Small-Animal Imaging”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

J. M. Woolfenden and Z. Liu, “Biomedical Significance of Small-Animal Imaging”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

H. H. Barrett and W. C. J. Hunter, “Detectors for Small-Animal SPECT”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

H. H. Barrett, “Detectors for Small-Animal SPECT II”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

G. Stevenson, “The Animal in Animal Imaging”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

M. A. Kupinski and E. Clarkson, “Objective Assessment of Image Quality”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

L. R. Furenlid, Y-C. Chen, and H. Kim, “SPECT Imager Design and Data-Acquisition Systems”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

D. W. Wilson, “Computational Algorithms in Small-Animal Imaging”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Imaging, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

Y-C. Chen, L. R. Furenlid, D. W. Wilson, H. H. Barrett, “Calibration of Scintillation Cameras and Pinhole SPECT Imaging Systems”, Workshop for Small-Animal SPECT Workshop, Tucson, Arizona, January 14-16, 2004.

F. P. Doty, R. C. Shirato, H. B. Barber, and H. Roehrig (eds.), “Penetrating radiation systems and applications VI”, Proceedings of SPIE,5541, Bellingham, Washington, 2004