Bits and Bytes 2005, 27-28 October
preliminary program
Thursday October 27, 2005
time	subject	lect/pract
	Registration (from 08:30)
9:00	Welcome and course objectives	L
	Overview of digital systems for intra-oral images (CCD systems, PSP systems; requirement for monitor screens; permanent storage devices; printers; scanners)	L
	Break
	Hands-on experience with different intra-oral systems	P
	Lunch
	Image processing (contrast and density optimization; qualtitative measurements; pixel, local and global enhancement procedures; length measurement)	L
15:00	Break
	Use of image processing tools (contrast/density optimization, histogram and quality control, pixel size callibration, file exchange)	P
	Discussion
17:15	End of day one
19:00	Social event (included in registration fee)
Friday October 28, 2005
time	subject	lect/pract
9:00	Extra-oral digital systems (CCD, PSP)	L
	Hands-on experience with different extra-oral systems	P
	Break
	Implementation of digital radiography in an institutional clinic (selection of hardware, software requirements, integration with PMS, communication, database management, implementation/transition scheme, user training, user support, Emago versions (pre-clinical radiology teaching),  pit-falls)	L
	Lunch
	Tour through the dental school, showing the server and network infrastructure, backup facilities and use of digital radiology in the clinics.	P
	Image formats, image standards (de facto standards, need for standards, DICOM, DICOM compliance)	L
	Break
	Diagnostic application of image processing techniques (subtraction radiography, gamma correction, geometric standardization, density measurements).	L
	Hand-on experience with image processing techniques	P
	General discussion; wrap up.
17:15	Farewell
L = Lecture  P=Practical