Re: PET QC

[Chris Alston <alstonc@odrge.odr.georgetown.edu>]

Charles

I shall take it that by "PET instrument" you mean a scanner. For PET,
specifically, I don't, right off. But the National Electrical
Manufacturer's Association (NEMA) publishes standards for nuc med cameras.
It's their #NU1-1994 - Performance Measurements of Scintillation Cameras.
All sorts of people contributed to its writing, e.g., physicists, docs, nuc
med techs; it's very much aimed at the needs of the endusers. There is a
synoptical essay, in the current J Nucl Med (Vol 41, #2, Feb 2000), on it.
You also might try calling one of the major vendors. ADAC Labs is at:
www.adaclabs.com.

Happy hunting
cja

At 03:48 PM 2/18/00 -0600, you wrote:
>Does anyone have a good reference for PET instrument quality control
>protocols?
>
>Charles Beasley, M.S.
>St. John's Regional Health Center
>Springfield, MO 65810
>417-888-7705
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