ICRP publication 135: diagnostic reference levels in medical imaging

E Vañó, DL Miller, CJ Martin, MM Rehani… - Annals of the …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The measurement of quantities related to patient dose for optimisation of protection in
medical imaging with ionising radiation began more than half a century ago. Beginning in …

Dose estimation in pediatric nuclear medicine

FH Fahey, AB Goodkind, D Plyku, K Khamwan… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
The practice of nuclear medicine in children is well established for imaging practically all
physiologic systems but particularly in the fields of oncology, neurology, urology, and …

Standardization of administered activities in pediatric nuclear medicine: a report of the first nuclear medicine global initiative project, part 2—current standards and the …

FH Fahey, HHS Bom, A Chiti, YY Choi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2016 - Soc Nuclear Med
The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI) was formed in 2012 and consists of 13
international organizations with direct involvement in nuclear medicine. The underlying …

Global issues of radiopharmaceutical access and availability: a nuclear medicine global initiative project

CS Cutler, E Bailey, V Kumar… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative was formed in 2012 by 13 international organizations
to promote human health by advancing the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging …

Defining optimal tracer activities in pediatric oncologic whole-body 18F-FDG-PET/MRI

S Gatidis, H Schmidt, C La Fougere, K Nikolaou… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To explore the feasibility of reducing administered tracer activities and to assess
optimal activities for combined 18 F-FDG-PET/MRI in pediatric oncology. Methods 30 18 F …

Simulated reduced-count whole-body FDG PET: evaluation in children and young adults imaged on a digital PET scanner

VPV Alves, S Brady, NA Ata, Y Li… - American Journal of …, 2022 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
BACKGROUND. Digital PET scanners with increased sensitivity may allow shorter scan
acquisition times or reductions in administered radiopharmaceutical activities. OBJECTIVE …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of modern PET technology and techniques on the EANM paediatric dosage card

J Dickson, U Eberlein, M Lassmann - European Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Springer
Aim Recent advancements in PET technology have brought with it significant improvements
in PET performance and image quality. In particular, the extension of the axial field of view of …

[HTML][HTML] Paediatric nuclear medicine practice: an international survey by the IAEA

GL Poli, L Torres, M Coca, M Veselinovic… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decided to initiate a survey
to evaluate the current status of the practice of paediatric nuclear medicine worldwide, with …

National diagnostic reference levels for nuclear medicine in Kuwait

MA Alnaaimi, MA Alduaij, FA Shenawy… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2022 - Soc Nuclear Med
The diagnostic reference level (DRL) is a patient-exposure optimization tool used to
evaluate and provide guidance for radiation doses in medical imaging. In the past few …

Developing and implementing an imaging optimization study in pediatric nuclear medicine: experience and recommendations from an IAEA-coordinated research …

GL Poli, M Coca, L Torres, F Fahey… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
The International Atomic Energy Agency instituted a coordinated research project on the
evaluation and optimization of pediatric imaging, addressing the lack of consistency in this …