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ACR–ACNM–SNMMI PRACTICE PARAMETER FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF GALLIUM-68 AND COPPER-64 DOTATATE PET/CT IMAGING FOR NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS

PREAMBLE

I.

INTRODUCTION

II.

INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

A.

Physician

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

B.

Qualified Medical Physicist

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

C.

Radiologic and Nuclear Medicine Technologist

III.

QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

D.

Radiation Safety Officer

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

A.

The written or electronic request for the examination

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

B.

Patient Preparation [37]

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

C.

Radiopharmaceutical

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

D.

Protocol for the CT Portion of the PET/CT Imaging

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

E.

Protocol for PET Emission Imaging

IV.

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXAMINATION

F.

Interpretation

V.

DOCUMENTATION

VI.

EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS

VII.

RADIATION SAFETY IN IMAGING

VIII.

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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

REFERENCES

APPENDIX A