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 819
OP 822
DO 10.2967/jnumed.122.263996
VO 63
IS 6
A1 Lee, Sze Ting
A1 Emmett, Louise M.
A1 Pattison, David A.
A1 Hofman, Michael S.
A1 Bailey, Dale L.
A1 Latter, Melissa J.
A1 Francis, Roslyn J.
A1 Scott, Andrew M.
YR 2022
UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/63/6/819.abstract
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.