PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - McCormick, Michael V.
AU  - Wahner, Heinz W.
TI  - Quality Control Procedures for a Whole-Body Counter
DP  - 1975 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 23--27
VI  - 3
IP  - 1
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/3/1/23.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/3/1/23.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1975 Mar 01; 3
AB  - Variations in design and laboratory use of a whole-body counting instrument require instrument-specific procedures for quality control and maintenance. The whole-body counter at the Mayo Clinic is a low-level counting facility used primarily for determination of total-body potassium and studies of single isotope retention. Maintenance and quality control procedures of this instrument include: (A) daily controls and efforts to maintain a low and constant background counting rate; (B) monitoring the sensitivity and linear response of the detection system by matching photomultiplier tube response; and (C) performance evaluation, such as evaluation of reproducibility and accuracy of measurements. The procedure for counting total-body potassium in a human subject is described in detail.