NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVELS FOR NUCLEAR MEDICINE IN KUWAIT

2021 ◽  
pp. jnmt.121.262175
Author(s):  
Mashari Alnaaimi ◽  
Mousa Alduaij ◽  
Musab Algaily ◽  
Fisal Shanawey ◽  
Talal Mohammedzein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels

scholarly journals U.S. PET/CT and Gamma Camera Diagnostic Reference Levels and Achievable Administered Activities for Noncardiac Nuclear Medicine Studies

Radiology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 293 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray D. Becker ◽  
Priscilla F. Butler ◽  
Mazen Siam ◽  
Dustin A. Gress ◽  
Munir Ghesani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Gamma Camera ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels ◽  
Pet Ct

scholarly journals Patient dosimetry audit for establishing local diagnostic reference levels for nuclear medicine CT

2017 ◽  
Vol 90 (1071) ◽  
pp. 20160850 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Gardner ◽  
Ngonidzashe M Katsidzira ◽  
Erin Ross ◽  
Elizabeth A Larkin
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels

scholarly journals Estimating the population dose from nuclear medicine examinations towards establishing diagnostic reference levels

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
AliShabestani Monfared ◽  
Fatemeh Niksirat ◽  
MohammadReza Deevband ◽  
Mehrangiz Amiri ◽  
Amir Gholami
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels

scholarly journals The 2020 national diagnostic reference levels for nuclear medicine in Japan

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (11) ◽  
pp. 799-806
Author(s):  
Koichiro Abe ◽  
Makoto Hosono ◽  
Takayuki Igarashi ◽  
Takashi Iimori ◽  
Masanobu Ishiguro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Radiation Dose ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Emission Computed Tomography ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Pet Ct

Abstract The diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) are one of several effective tools for optimizing nuclear medicine examinations and reducing patient exposure. With the advances in imaging technology and alterations of examination protocols, the DRLs must be reviewed periodically. The first DRLs in Japan were established in 2015, and since 5 years have passed, it is time to review and revise the DRLs. We conducted a survey to investigate the administered activities of radiopharmaceuticals and the radiation doses of computed tomography (CT) in hybrid CT accompanied by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT and positron emission tomography (PET)/CT. We distributed a Web-based survey to 915 nuclear medicine facilities throughout Japan and survey responses were provided by 256 nuclear medicine facilities (response rate 28%). We asked for the facility's median actual administered activity and median radiation dose of hybrid CT when SPECT/CT or PET/CT was performed for patients with standard habitus in the standard protocol of the facility for each nuclear medicine examination. We determined the new DRLs based on the 75th percentile referring to the 2015 DRLs, drug package inserts, and updated guidelines. The 2020 DRLs are almost the same as the 2015 DRLs, but for the relatively long-lived radionuclides, the DRLs are set low due to the changes in the Japanese delivery system. There are no items set higher than the previous values. Although the DRLs determined this time are roughly equivalent to the DRLs used in the US, overall they tend to be higher than the European DRLs. The DRLs of the radiation dose of CT in hybrid CT vary widely depending on each imaging site and the purpose of the examination.

National survey to set diagnostic reference levels in nuclear medicine single photon emission imaging in Croatia

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 ◽  
pp. 109-116
Author(s):  
Dea Dundara Debeljuh ◽  
Slaven Jurković ◽  
Ivan Pribanić ◽  
Frano Poljak ◽  
Ivana Kralik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Single Photon ◽  
Photon Emission ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Single Photon Emission ◽  
Reference Levels

321. Role of Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) in Nuclear Medicine: The experience of INT Pascale in Naples

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 257-258
Author(s):  
L. D’Ambrosio ◽  
P. Gaballo ◽  
A. Prisco ◽  
F. Di Gennaro ◽  
S. Lastoria
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Diagnostic Reference Levels ◽  
Reference Levels
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