ACR–ACNM–SNMMI PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF GALLIUM-68 AND COPPER-64 DOTATATE PET/CT IMAGING FOR NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS
PREAMBLE
INTRODUCTION
INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
Physician
QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
Qualified Medical Physicist
QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
Radiologic and Nuclear Medicine Technologist
QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL
Radiation Safety Officer
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
The written or electronic request for the examination
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
Patient Preparation [37]
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
Radiopharmaceutical
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
Protocol for the CT Portion of the PET/CT Imaging
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
Protocol for PET Emission Imaging
SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION
Interpretation
DOCUMENTATION
EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS
RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING
QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT, SAFETY, INFECTION CONTROL, AND PATIENT EDUCATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A