Routine quality control recommendations for nuclear medicine instrumentation

Recommendations are provided that cover routine quality control (QC) of instrumentation used within a nuclear medicine department. Routine QC testing starts after installation of the instrument, and after acceptance testing, and continues on a regular basis throughout its lifetime. A nuclear medicin...

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Published in:European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2010-03, Vol.37 (3), p.662-671
Main Authors: Busemann Sokole, Ellinor, Płachcínska, Anna, Britten, Alan, Lyra Georgosopoulou, Maria, Tindale, Wendy, Klett, Rigobert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiology
Documentation
Guidelines
Health Planning Guidelines
Humans
Imaging
Medical device industry
Medical equipment
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine - instrumentation
Nuclear Medicine - standards
Oncology
Orthopedics
Quality Control
Radiology
Reference Standards
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Summary:Recommendations are provided that cover routine quality control (QC) of instrumentation used within a nuclear medicine department. Routine QC testing starts after installation of the instrument, and after acceptance testing, and continues on a regular basis throughout its lifetime. A nuclear medicine instrument must undergo thorough and careful acceptance testing, the aim being to verify that the instrument performs according to its specifications and its clinical purpose.
ISSN:1619-7070
1619-7089
DOI:10.1007/s00259-009-1347-y