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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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 2010-03, Vol.37 (3), p.662-671
Hauptverfasser:	Busemann Sokole, Ellinor, Płachcínska, Anna, Britten, Alan, Lyra Georgosopoulou, Maria, Tindale, Wendy, Klett, Rigobert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	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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Zusammenfassung:	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