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Workflow and Radiation Safety Implications of 18F-FDG PET/CT Scans for Radiotherapy Planning

Sithoeun Sam, Ivan Ho Shon, Shalini K. Vinod, Peter Lin and Michael Lin
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology September 2012, 40 (3) 175-177; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.111.099440
Sithoeun Sam
1Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
2University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Ivan Ho Shon
1Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
3University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia; and
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Shalini K. Vinod
4Cancer Therapy Centre, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
3University of New South Wales, Kensington, Australia; and
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Peter Lin
1Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET, Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool, Australia
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    Mean Setup Time and Estimated Mean Setup Dose

    GroupCancer typeMean setup time (min:s)SD (min:s)Estimated mean setup dose (μSv)SD (μSv)
    Radiation therapistsLung5:222:114.943.78
    Head and neck cancer4:491:453.931.51
    Nuclear medicine technologistsLung1:580:243.301.28
    Head and neck cancer2:120:383.101.78
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    Setup Experience and Mean Setup Dose

    Number of scans performedMean setup dose (μSv)n
    ≥54.9113
    <53.667
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