Applicants for Level 1 accreditation must be one of the following:
Applicants must either have had training at a hospital that provides exposure to the required number of cases or attended a dedicated Level 1 course delivered by trainers accredited to at least BSCI/SCCT Level 2 standard. In both circumstances, applicants must demonstrate 8 hours of CPD in cardiac CT.
The BSCI/BSCCT encourages applications through two principal routes:
1. Technical principles of cardiac CT and its application to imaging the heart
2. Different gating techniques, their advantages and limitations
3. Radiation dose inherent in cardiac CT as well as dose reduction strategies.
4. Contrast kinetics, administration, contraindications and complications
5. Cardiac anatomy and physiology as applicable to CT
6. Techniques of image reconstruction and post-processing
7. Techniques to minimize and reduce image artefacts
8. Cardiovascular risk assessment
9. Current indications and applications of cardiac CT
10. Basics of cardiac CT interpretation
11. Normal anatomy of the heart & thorax
If this CPD activity is accumulated from meetings attended, in-house training or online training, it must be supported by CPD certificates.
Please note: If the submitted CPD certificates relate to general or multi-stream meetings, the certificates must detail the lectures and modules attended relevant to this application. When the certificate does not provide this detail, the applicant must provide the details of the relevant meeting content (e.g. conference programme) and the applicant will be credited an appropriate proportion of the CPD value of the meeting certificate.
3. An application fee must be paid before the application will be considered. A link to pay by credit card will appear once your application has been submitted. Fees are as follows:
Level 1
BSCI member £100
Non-member £175
Applications will be processed within 8 week
Level 1 Fast Track
BSCI member £200
Non-member £275
Applications will be processed within 2 week
1. Technical principles of cardiac CT and its application to imaging the heart
2. Different gating techniques, their advantages and limitations
3. Radiation dose inherent in cardiac CT as well as dose reduction strategies.
4. Contrast kinetics, administration, contraindications and complications
5. Cardiac anatomy and physiology as applicable to CT
6. Techniques of image reconstruction and post-processing
7. Techniques to minimize and reduce image artefacts
8. Cardiovascular risk assessment
9. Current indications and applications of cardiac CT
10. Basics of cardiac CT interpretation
11. Normal anatomy of the heart & thorax
If a Level 1 course certificate is submitted as evidence of relevant cardiovascular CPD, the certificate should confirm the details above.
If this CPD activity is accumulated from meetings attended, in-house training or online training, it must be supported by CPD certificates.
Please note: If the submitted CPD certificates relate to general or multi-stream meetings, the onus is on the applicant to detail the lectures and modules attended relevant to this application. The applicant will then be credited an appropriate proportion of the CPD value of the meeting certificate.
3. A letter verifying your status as a Consultant or Specialist Registrar from your Head of Department, Human Resources, Medical Director, etc. must be provided with the application
4. An application fee must be paid before the application will be considered. A link to pay by credit card will appear once your application has been submitted. Fees are as follows:
Level 1
BSCI member £100
Non-member £175
Applications will be processed within 8 week
Level 1 Fast Track
BSCI member £200
Non-member £275
Applications will be processed within 2 week