RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 SPECT Quality Control: A Program Recommended by the American College of Nuclear Physicians and the ACNP Corporate Committee
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 205
OP 208
VO 22
IS 4
A1 Vernon Ficken
A1 William McCartney
YR 1994
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/22/4/205.abstract
AB Objective: The purpose of this paper is to identify basic quality control procedures and frequency of testing, the results of which yield a “use” or “no-use” condition for a singlehead SPECT camera.Methods: This paper gives a checklist for a variety of quality control tests including detector uniformity, detector resolution and linearity, center of rotation and SPECT resolution and SPECT uniformity.Results: Four performance tests used in a systematic protocol can be used to determine satisfactory SPECT camera operation. The testing procedures require an average of about 30 min per day.Conclusions: Specific procedures and testing frequency should meet manufacturer specifications or approval by a qualified physicist.