PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sze Ting Lee
AU  - Louise M. Emmett
AU  - David A. Pattison
AU  - Michael S. Hofman
AU  - Dale L. Bailey
AU  - Melissa J. Latter
AU  - Roslyn J. Francis
AU  - Andrew M. Scott
TI  - The Importance of Training, Accreditation, and Guidelines for the Practice of Theranostics: The Australian Perspective
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.122.263996
DP  - 2022 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 819--822
VI  - 63
IP  - 6
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/63/6/819.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/63/6/819.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2022 Jun 01; 63
AB  - In nuclear medicine, theranostics is a burgeoning development that is rapidly being implemented worldwide. There is an increasing need to provide a multidisciplinary framework to the practice of theranostics, ensuring that patients receive this treatment safely and are secure in the knowledge that their health-care practitioners are adequately trained. Nuclear medicine experts in Australia have taken the initiative of producing 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 adaptation of these guidelines by other countries, and we promote standards of practice leading to optimal clinical outcomes for patients receiving theranostic treatments.