TY - JOUR T1 - Troubleshooting Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation Problems JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 144 LP - 150 VL - 10 IS - 3 AU - Judy A. Hughes AU - Michael D. Aden AU - Mariano Fernandez-Ulloa Y1 - 1982/09/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/10/3/144.abstract N2 - Because the ultimate goal of any nuclear medicine procedure is to obtain diagnostically reliable images in the most cost-effective manner, troubleshooting of instrumentation problems is an integral part of this specialty. Many instrumentation problems can be rectified without serviceman intervention by the technologist who has proper knowledge of the equipment involved. An outline of common equipment problems and a systematic scheme for diagnosis and rectification of these problems are presented. ER -