| Autor: |
Michael C, Desiderio, Justin B, Lundbye, William L, Baker, Mary Beth, Farrell, Scott D, Jerome, Gary V, Heller |
| Rok vydání: |
2018 |
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| Zdroj: |
Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging. 11(12) |
| ISSN: |
1942-0080 |
| Popis: |
Radiation exposure during nuclear cardiology procedures has received much attention and has prompted citations for radiation reduction. In 2010, the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology recommended reducing the average patient study radiation exposure to9 mSv in 50% of studies by 2014. Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) has emerged within recent years, but current radiation exposure in cardiac nuclear PET laboratories is unknown. This study evaluated current reported patient radiation exposure from nuclear laboratories in the United States applying for Intersocietal Accreditation Commission accreditation for MPI using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) or PET.This was an analysis of nuclear cardiology studies submitted to the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for either or both cardiac PET and SPECT accreditation. Cardiac SPECT data represented year 2015 while PET data combined years 2013 to 2015. Data was analyzed with χRadiation exposure from cardiac PET MPI in US laboratories applying for Intersocietal Accreditation Commission accreditation is low (111 laboratories, 3.7 mSv) and substantially lower than cardiac SPECT (665 laboratories, 12.8 mSv). |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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