Required Protocol Elements
| Cardiac stress | Therapy | Quality control |
| Graded/infusion protocol | Indications/contraindications | Frequency and responsibility for test performance |
| Timing of assessments | Warnings/precautions | Type of source and position |
| Injection criteria | Patient preparation and education/instructions | Equipment setup |
| Reasons for early termination of stress | General information | Acquisition instructions |
| Identification and treatment of adverse reactions | Radiopharmaceutical identity, dosage, and route of administration | Processing instructions |
| Adjunct medications, identity, dosage, and route of administration | Postacquisition instructions | |
| Requirement for written directive | ||
| Treatment procedure | ||
| Imaging protocol after therapy (if necessary) |