RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Standardization of Administered Activities in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine: A Report of the First Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative Project, Part 1—Statement of the Issue and a Review of Available Resources
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JO J Nucl Med
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 646
OP 651
DO 10.2967/jnumed.114.152249
VO 56
IS 4
A1 Fahey, Frederic H.
A1 Bom, Henry Hee-Seong
A1 Chiti, Arturo
A1 Choi, Yun Young
A1 Huang, Gang
A1 Lassmann, Michael
A1 Laurin, Norman
A1 Mut, Fernando
A1 Nuñez-Miller, Rodolfo
A1 O’Keeffe, Darin
A1 Pradhan, Prasanta
A1 Scott, Andrew M.
A1 Song, Shaoli
A1 Soni, Nischal
A1 Uchiyama, Mayuki
A1 Vargas, Luis
YR 2015
UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/56/4/646.abstract
AB The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI) was formed in 2012 and consists of 13 international organizations with direct involvement in nuclear medicine. The underlying objectives of the NMGI were to promote human health by advancing the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, encourage global collaboration in education, and harmonize procedure guidelines and other policies that ultimately lead to improvements in quality and safety in the field throughout the world. For its first project, the NMGI decided to consider the issues involved in the standardization of administered activities in pediatric nuclear medicine. This article presents part 1 of the final report of this initial project of the NMGI. It provides a review of the value of pediatric nuclear medicine, the current understanding of the carcinogenic risk of radiation as it pertains to the administration of radiopharmaceuticals in children, and the application of dosimetric models in children. A listing of pertinent educational and reference resources available in print and online is also provided. The forthcoming part 2 report will discuss current standards for administered activities in children and adolescents that have been developed by various organizations and an evaluation of the current practice of pediatric nuclear medicine specifically with regard to administered activities as determined by an international survey of nuclear medicine clinics and centers. Lastly, the part 2 report will recommend a path forward toward global standardization of the administration of radiopharmaceuticals in children.