• Date: Saturday, September 27th, 2025
• Venue: Crowne Plaza Brussels Airport, Da Vincilaan 4, 1831 Zaventem
• Click here to register now! Registration is now open!
• RIZIV/INAMI has accredited: 3.0 Creditpoints
• FANC has accredited:
  • 3u00 voor Nuclearisten
  • 0u30 voor Nuclearisten RX
  • 1u00 voor Radiologen
  • 1u00 voor Connexisten
  • 3u00 voor Stralingsfysicus NG
  • 3u00 voor Gemachtigden NG
  • 3u00 voor Gemachtigden NGRX
  • 1u00 voor Gemachtigden RX

Kindly sponsored by Heraeus Medical – Your Expert in Orthopaedics

Preliminary Programme

8:30 – 9:00: Registration

9:00 – 9:05: Welcome

Moderators: Olivier Gheysens (Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc) and Hilde Vandenneucker (UZ Leuven)

09:05 – 09:20: Why do modern hip arthroplasties fail ? – Stijn Ghijselings (UZ Leuven)

09:20 – 09:35: Why do modern knee arthroplasties fail ? – Stefaan Van Onsem (AZ Alma Eeklo)

09:35 – 09:55: Bone remodelling after joint replacement: Unraveling Biomechanical Loading from Lab to Life. – Lennart Scheys (UZ Leuven)

09:55 – 10:15: Bridging the gap: Nuclear medicine’s role in diagnosing and management of painful total hip/knee arthroplasties – what the orthopedic surgeon expects from the nuclear medicine physician. – Kris Govaers (AZ Sint-Blasius Dendermonde)

10:15 – 10:30: Questions ?

10:30 – 11:00: Coffee break

Moderators: Ken Kudura (CHU Mont-Godinne) and Wouter Sioen (O.L.V. van Lourdes Ziekenhuis Waregem)

11:00 – 11:20: State-of-the-art nuclear imaging in painful knee arthroplasty. – Tim Van den Wyngaert (UZA)

11:20 – 11:40: State-of-the-art nuclear imaging in painful hip arthroplasty. – Max Lonneux (CHIREC)

11:40 – 12:00: A Belgian perspective on diagnosing prosthetic joint infection : where to start, what to look for. – Joris Vles (UZ Leuven)

12:00 – 12:15: Imaging in prosthetic joint infection : a timeless tool or a dying art ? – Bliede Van den Broeck (UZ Gent)

12:15 – 12:55: Case-based discussion and debate (organized by BOTRA). – Britt Ollivier (UZ Leuven)

12:55 – 13:00: Closing remarks

Please note that there will be parking spaces available for the onsite event:

Date: Saturday, November 15th, 2025

Venue: KU Leuven – The Technology Day will take place at the University Hospitals Leuven (Gasthuisberg) in Onderwijs en Navorsing 2 (BMW1 and BMW2 auditoriums). You can find the information here: https://www.kuleuven.be/kulag/nl/gebouw/402-18/onderwijs

Click here to register now! (registration is now open!)

Registration will be open until 09/11/2025!

Registration Types & Fees

The TechDay will have a “Dutch” and a “French” program. Please choose the correct ticket for you when registering. The fees are of course the same.

Please find the preliminary program down below.

Preliminary Programm:

Dutch:

09:00 – 09:15   Welcoming session

09:15 – 10:00    PIC/S are coming! – Sigrid Vercauteren (HU Bruxelles)

       10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:00    Update on FANC legislation and on DRLs – Marleen Vandecapelle & An Dedulle (FANC) 

11:00 – 11:30    The Role of the Technologist in Therapy –  Steven Stienaers (KU Leuven)

11:30 – 12:00    AI in Nuclear Medicine – Jennifer D’Hont Nijs (HU Bruxelles)

French:

09:00 – 09:15   Welcoming session

09:15 – 10:00    PIC/S are coming! – Nele Cromphout (HU Bruxelles)

       10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:00    AI in Nuclear Medicine – Thomas Guiot (HU Bruxelles)

11:00 – 11:30    The Role of the Technologist in Therapy –  Bilas El Jari (UC louvain)

11:30 – 12:00    Update on FANC legislation and on DRLs – Marleen Vandecapelle & An Dedulle (FANC) 

How to reach the building:

• By public transport, take the bus from Leuven station and get off at the “Bushalte Campus Gasthuisberg” stop.
• By car, access will be provided to the Onderwijs en Navorsing visitor parking lot (code 15534#). (bezoekersparking Onderwijs en Navorsing)

FANC/AFCN has accredited 2h30 for authorised professionals in Nuclear Medicine.

We would like to welcome our new BELNUC Board Members for the years 2025-2027!

• Ken Kudura and Olivier De Winter are welcomed as Regular Board Members.
• Pieter Jan De Jonghe is welcomed as a Radiopharmicist Board Member.

We would like to give some special thanks to Anne Delcourt, Sander Jentjens and Dominique Vanderghinste for their contribution to the BELNUC Board in the past years. 

The Tech board is also welcoming Virginie Depoortere as new member.

The current BELNUC Board composition can be found on our BELNUC Board website.

ABOUT THE EVENT

2025 Annual Meeting: ECCN MADRID

The 13th European Conference on Clinical Neuroimaging (ECCN, March 24th-26th, 2025) will again bring together physicians and researchers from all brain imaging modalities (from PET to SPECT and MRI) and will also provide a window into other innovative biomarkers, new technologies and emerging areas of clinical neuroimaging.
We look forward to seeing you in Madrid to discuss clinical neuroimaging and science.

Visit the ECCN website to get more detailed information about the event. 

The preliminary program is already published & the registration is open until March 20, 2025.

Join us for an engaging session exploring the role of Ho-SIRT as a treatment option for liver neoplasias!

Event Details

• Format: Attend in person or watch via live stream

• Hosted by: Terumo Europe

• Engaging Program: Learn from expert discussions and insights

Please confirm your attendance by registering via email: Marie-eline.callens@terumo-europe.com

More information will be provided upon registration.

Click here to download the agenda.

The BELNUC Tech Board is urgently looking for technologists that want to join their enthusiastic team and help shape the future of BELNUC activities. 

Are you willing to contribute fresh ideas and assist in the Tech Board activities? Send in your application today using the form below!

🌟 Save the Date! 🌟

Prepare for an inspiring weekend for Young Professionals and Medical Students

Friday, 5 September – Sunday, 7 September 2025

Get ready for an unforgettable experience! We’re thrilled to announce an exciting event designed to connect, inspire, and empower the next generation of nuclear medicine professionals.

Mark your calendar and prepare for:
✨ Meaningful networking opportunities
✨ Insightful discussions
✨ Skill-building sessions
✨ A vibrant, unique setting

Curious about what’s in store? Stay tuned – details on the format, program, and venue will be revealed soon.

📢 Don’t miss your chance to be part of something extraordinary!

Save the date for the BELNUC AI Webinar!

Location: Online Webinar (Zoom)

Date: February 11, 2025

Time: 17:00 – 18:30 CET

Price: Free

Did you miss the Webinar and/or want to watch it again? – No problem!  Click here to watch the recording of the AI Webinar !

RIZIV/INAMI has accredited 1.0 CP for the AI Webinar in the category 3.

Preliminary Program

We are pleased to introduce the two guest speakers and their presentation topic:

• Lalith Shiyam Sundar, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at Medical University of Vienna.

‘ENHANCE-PET: A Collaborative Framework for Accelerating PET Research’

• Mirza Faisal Beg, Professor at School of Engineering Science of the Simon Fraser University and CEO of Voronoi Health Analytics.

‘DAFS Platform for Automated CT Segmentation for Body Composition Quantification and deriving PET-tracer uptake in organs and tissues’

The renewal for the BELNUC 2025 Membership is now available on the myBELNUC platform!

Further information regarding the membership like membership types, membership fees or advantages of being a BELNUC member can be found on our BELNUC Membership page.

Login to your myBELNUC account and renew your membership today to continue to benefit from your BELNUC membership!