ACR–ACNM–SNMMI–SPR PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE USE OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS IN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

PREAMBLE

INTRODUCTION

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Physician

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Nuclear Medicine Technologist

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Qualified Medical Physicist

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Radiation Safety Officer

II.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

Nuclear Pharmacist

III.

RADIOPHARMACY

Responsibility

III.

RADIOPHARMACY

Radiopharmaceuticals

III.

RADIOPHARMACY

Elution of Generators and On-Site Preparation of Radiopharmaceutical Kits

III.

RADIOPHARMACY

Records

IV.

PATIENT AND PERSONNEL SAFETY

DOCUMENTATION

VI.

PROCEDURE MANUAL

VII.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VIII.

RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

IX.

QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Writing Committee – members represent their societies in the initial and final revision of this practice parameter

ACR
Dibble, Elizabeth H MD, Chair
Lai, Hollie A MD
Mercier, Gustavo MD, PhD

ACNM
Bennet, K.G. MD
Jadvar, Hossein MBA, MD, MPH, PhD
Yarbrough, Tracy L MD, PhD

SNMMI
Davidzon, Guido A MD
Metter, Darlene F MD
Muzahir, Saima MD

SPR
Guja, Kip MD, PhD
Rajderkar, Dhanashree MD
Treves, S. Ted MD

Committee on Practice Parameters - Nuclear Medicine

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA, Chair	Aboian, Mariam MD, PhD	Berenji, G. Reza MD	Bradley, Yong C MD
Elman, Shana MD	Kamat, Bhishak H MD	Marcus, Charles MD	Mercier, Gustavo A MD, PhD
Peacock, Justin G MD, MHPE, PhD	Radut, Bianca DO	Savir-Baruch, Bital MBA, MD	Solnes, Lilja B MBA, MD
Surasi, Devaki Shilpa MD	Viglianti, Benjamin L MD, PhD	Wong, Terence Z MD, PhD	Yarbrough, Tracy L MD, PhD
Zukotynski, Katherine MD, PhD

Committee on Practice Parameters and Technical Standards

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Caplin, Drew M MD, Chair

Committee on Practice Parameters - Pediatric Imaging

(ACR Committee responsible for sponsoring the draft through the process)

Lai, Hollie A MD, Chair	Alizai, Hamza MD	Bhimaniya, Sudhir X MBBS, MD	Blumfield, Einat MD
Collard, Michael MD	Desoky, Sarah M MD	Kurian, Jessica MD	Lasiecka, Zofia M MD, PhD
Laufer, Adina MD	Li, Arleen MD	Maloney, John A MD	Noda, Sakura MD
Poletto, Erica MD	Shah, Summit MD	Vatsky, Seth DO

Bulas, Dorothy I MD, Chair, Commission on Pediatric Radiology

Larson, David B MBA, MD, Chair, Commission on Quality and Safety

Rohren, Eric MD, PhD, Chair, Commission on Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging

Comments Reconciliation Committee

Lee, Ryan K MBA, MD - CSC, Chair	Van Tassel, Dane MD - CSC, Co-Chair	Bartel, Twyla B DO, MBA	Bennet, K.G. MD
Bulas, Dorothy I MD	Caplin, Drew M MD	Davidzon, Guido A MD	Dibble, Elizabeth H MD
Guja, Kip MD, PhD	Jadvar, Hossein MBA, MD, MPH, PhD	Lai, Hollie A MD	Larson, David B MBA, MD
Mercier, Gustavo MD, PhD	Metter, Darlene F MD	Muzahir, Saima MD	Rajderkar, Dhanashree MD
Rohren, Eric MD, PhD	Rubin, Eric MD - CSC	Schoppe, Kurt MD - CSC	Treves, S. Ted MD
Yarbrough, Tracy L MD, PhD

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