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Jaszczak Deluxe Flangeless ECT Phantom.
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Modified faceplate used with Jaszczak Deluxe Flangeless ECT Phantom for PET phantom acquisition.
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Number of units by year that have applied for accreditation (including renewals) as of 30 November 2005.
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Requirement Interpreting nuclear medicine physician Supervising physician Non–nuclear medicine physician interpreting cardiovascular nuclear medicine only PET physician Initial Board certification OR ACGME-approved general nuclear medicine program Board certification OR ACGME-approved general nuclear medicine program Board certification and level 2 COCATS training OR (if trained before 1995) board certification and training equivalent to level 2 training OR ACGME-approved general nuclear medicine program Board certification OR ACGME-approved general nuclear medicine program AND 20 h of continuing medical education in PET In preceding 3 y, following numbers must be met: for oncologic PET examinations, at least 80 studies must be interpreted or multiread; for brain PET examinations, at least 30 studies must be interpreted or multiread; and for cardiac PET examinations, at least 20 studies must be interpreted or multiread Continuing Experience 15 scintigrams/mo averaged over 24 mo 30 scintigrams/mo averaged over 24 mo 15 scintigrams/mo averaged over 24 mo 5 studies/mo averaged over 24 mo Continuing Education 150 h every 3 y (recommended), with 15 h in nuclear medicine (recommended) 150 h every 3 y (recommended), with 15 h in nuclear medicine (recommended) 150 h every 3 y (recommended), with 15 h in cardiovascular nuclear medicine (recommended) 150 h every 3 y (recommended), with 15 h in PET (recommended) ACGME = Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education; COCATS = Core Cardiology Training Symposium.
Requirement Nuclear medicine technologists PET technologists Medical physicist for nuclear medicine Medical physicist for PET Initial ARRT (N) or NMTCB registered or equivalent state license OR completion of nuclear medicine training program ARRT (N) or NMTCB registered or equivalent state license OR completion of nuclear medicine training program Board certification in medical nuclear physics or radiologic physics (recommended) Board certification in medical nuclear physics or radiologic physics (recommended) AND 40 h of on-site practical experience providing physics support Continuing Education 15 h of continuing education in nuclear medicine in preceding 3 y (recommended) 15 h of continuing education in PET in preceding 3 y (recommended) 150 h every 3 y (recommended), with 15 h in nuclear medicine (recommended) 150 h every 3 y (recommended), with 15 h in PET (recommended) ARRT (N) = American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (Nuclear); NMTCB = Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board.
• Intrinsic uniformity • System uniformity • Intrinsic or system spatial resolution • Sensitivity • Energy resolution • Counting rate parameters • Multiple-window spatial registration • Formatter/video display • Overall system performance for SPECT systems • System interlocks • Dose calibrators (accuracy) • Thyroid uptake and counting systems (energy linearity, energy resolution, and χ2 test) Procedure Frequency Intrinsic or system uniformity Daily Intrinsic or system spatial resolution Weekly Center of rotation Monthly High-count floods for uniformity correction for SPECT systems As recommended by medical physicist Overall system performance for SPECT systems Quarterly Dose calibrators Constancy Daily Linearity Quarterly Leak test Semiannually Thyroid uptake and counting systems Each day of use Category Total no. (passes and fails) No. of passes No. of fails % Pass rate % Fail rate Nuclear medicine First round 530 377 153 71.1 29.9 Attempt 2 135 119 16 88.1 11.9 Attempt 3 3 3 0 100 0 PET First round 136 109 27 80.1 19.2 Attempt 2 24 23 1 95.8 4.2 Attempt 3 1 1 0 100 0 ↵* Includes units that may have withdrawn subsequently or are still in late stages of process.
Clinical images Phantom images Category % Passing % Failing % Passing % Failing Nuclear medicine 93 7 73 27 PET 90 10 90 10 - TABLE 7
Numbers of Facilities That Have Been Accredited, That Are Currently Active, and That Are Currently Accredited
No. of facilities or units Category No. of applications submitted That have been accredited That are currently active That are currently accredited Nuclear medicine Facilities 370 268 323 255 Units 817 571 648 500 PET Facilities 182 143 179 142 Units 200 153 190 150
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