PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Smith, Edward M.
TI  - Scintillation Camera Quality Control, Part I: Establishing the Quality Control Program
DP  - 1998 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 9--13
VI  - 26
IP  - 1
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/26/1/9.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/26/1/9.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.1998 Mar 01; 26
AB  - This is the first article in a four-part series on scintillation camera quality control. This series of articles will include both theory and practical knowledge on setting up a quality control program, acceptance testing and quality control for planar, SPECT and special imaging procedures. On completion of this article the reader should be able to: (a) discuss the purpose of a quality control program; (b) know how to establish the performance criteria for a scintillation camera; (c) know how to design a quality control program; (d) be able to set up the schedule for the quality control program; (e) understand the economics of quality control; and (f) justify the expenditure of the institution’s resources on quality control.