Regulatory
You must have institutional approval to share your data. Sites must be appropriately licensed through appropriate state or federal agencies to receive and use all radiotracers prior to imaging. Sites must also receive both IRB approval and radiation safety committee (RSC) or similar approval, before scanning any subjects.
Quality Monitoring of PET scanner
To ensure scanner/ancillary equipment stability and quality, each site is required to perform ongoing quality control procedures. PET-only Scanner
● The PET scanner should have an up-to-date calibration and normalization on the date of each imaging session.
● A daily QC/blank scan should be done at the beginning of the day the scanning is to be completed. This scan should be visually inspected for abnormalities. If there is a possibility that the abnormality could impact the quality of the PET scan the study should be rescheduled. PET/CT Scanner
● The PET/CT scanner should have an up to date calibration and normalization on the date of the imaging session.
● A daily QC check should be done at the beginning of the day the scanning is to be completed. This scan should be visually inspected for abnormalities. If there is a possibility that the abnormality
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