TABLE 4

Technologist Quality Control Tests

ProcedureFrequency
Intrinsic or system uniformityDaily
Intrinsic or system spatial resolutionWeekly
Center of rotationMonthly
High-count floods for uniformity correction for SPECT systemsAs recommended by medical physicist
Overall system performance for SPECT systemsQuarterly
Dose calibrators
 ConstancyDaily
 LinearityQuarterly
Leak testSemiannually
Thyroid uptake and counting systemsEach day of use