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Routine Quality Control of Clinical Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation: A Brief Review^*

Departments of Medical Physics and Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Correspondence: For correspondence or reprints contact: Pat Zanzonico, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10021. E-mail: Zanzonip{at}mskcc.org

This article reviews routine quality-control (QC) procedures for current nuclear medicine instrumentation, including the survey meter, dose calibrator, well counter, intraoperative probe, organ ("thyroid") uptake probe, -camera, SPECT and SPECT/CT scanner, and PET and PET/CT scanner. It should be particularly useful for residents, fellows, and other trainees in nuclear medicine, nuclear cardiology, and radiology. The procedures described and their respective frequencies are presented only as general guidelines.

Key Words: instrumentation • PET/CT • SPECT/CT • quality control (QC) • scanner • survey meter

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No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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