IAEA, Vienna, 2006, - 544 p. (English)
This manual sets out the prerequisites for the establishment of a nuclear medicine service, including basic infrastructure, suitable premises, reliable supply of electricity, maintenance of a steady temperature, dust exclusion for gamma cameras and radiopharmacy dispensaries. It offers clear guidance on human resources and training needs for medical doctors, technologists, radiopharmaceutical scientists, physicists and specialist nurses in the practice of nuclear medicine. The manual describes the requirements for safe preparation and quality control of radiopharmaceuticals. In addition, it contains essential requirements for maintenance of facilities and instruments, for radiation hygiene and for optimization of nuclear medicine operational performance with the use of working clinical protocols. The result is a comprehensive guide at an inteational level that contains practical suggestions based on the experience of professionals around the globe.
This publication will be of interest to nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, medical educationalists, diagnostic centre managers, medical physicists, medical technologists, radiopharmacists, specialist nurses, clinical scientists and those engaged in quality assurance and control systems in public health in both developed and developing countries.
CONTENTS
General introduction
Human resource development
Establishing nuclear medicine services
Instrumentation
Guidelines for general umaging
Radionuclide therapy
Quality assurance and quality control protocols for radiopharmaceuticals
Radiation safety practice in nuclear medicine
Nulear medicine: future trends
Contributors to draft and review
This manual sets out the prerequisites for the establishment of a nuclear medicine service, including basic infrastructure, suitable premises, reliable supply of electricity, maintenance of a steady temperature, dust exclusion for gamma cameras and radiopharmacy dispensaries. It offers clear guidance on human resources and training needs for medical doctors, technologists, radiopharmaceutical scientists, physicists and specialist nurses in the practice of nuclear medicine. The manual describes the requirements for safe preparation and quality control of radiopharmaceuticals. In addition, it contains essential requirements for maintenance of facilities and instruments, for radiation hygiene and for optimization of nuclear medicine operational performance with the use of working clinical protocols. The result is a comprehensive guide at an inteational level that contains practical suggestions based on the experience of professionals around the globe.
This publication will be of interest to nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, medical educationalists, diagnostic centre managers, medical physicists, medical technologists, radiopharmacists, specialist nurses, clinical scientists and those engaged in quality assurance and control systems in public health in both developed and developing countries.
CONTENTS
General introduction
Human resource development
Establishing nuclear medicine services
Instrumentation
Guidelines for general umaging
Radionuclide therapy
Quality assurance and quality control protocols for radiopharmaceuticals
Radiation safety practice in nuclear medicine
Nulear medicine: future trends
Contributors to draft and review