RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Importance of Training, Accreditation and Guidelines for The Practice of Theranostics: The Australian Perspective
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JO J Nucl Med
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnumed.122.263996
DO 10.2967/jnumed.122.263996
A1 Sze Ting Lee
A1 Louise M Emmett
A1 David A. Pattison
A1 Michael S Hofman
A1 Dale L. Bailey
A1 Melissa Latter
A1 Roslyn J Francis
A1 Andrew Scott
YR 2022
UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/early/2022/04/07/jnumed.122.263996.abstract
AB Theranostics is a burgeoning development in nuclear medicine which is being rapidly implemented worldwide. There is an increasing need to provide a multidisciplinary framework to the practice of theranostics, to ensure that patients receive this treatment in a safe manner and are provided with security in the knowledge that the health practitioners providing the service are adequately trained. Nuclear medicine experts in Australia have taken the initiative to produce a set of Theranostic guidelines relevant to Australian medical practice. These guidelines encompass specialist qualifications, patient care, radiopharmaceutical production, radiation safety and dosimetry. We propose these guidelines could be adapted for other countries, and promote standards of practice leading to optimal clinical outcomes for patients receiving theranostic treatments.