This study was performed with the aim of determination of dose calibrators’ accuracy in nuclear medicine centers. Thallium-201 radiopharmaceutical was used for comparison of dose calibrators with each other and with the reference. After the measurement which was carried out in 12 centers located in tehran and other cities, and according to the data obtained from the reference, it was concluded that dose calibrators in 10 centers are with positive and 2 centers with negative errors, as compared with the reference.
Highlights
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1.P. Oropese, R. Serra, A.T. Hernandez, “Procedure for the standardization of gamma reference sources for quality assurance in activity measurements radiopharmaceuticals,” Appl. Radiat. Isot56, 787 (2002).
2.European pharmacopoeia, 2nd, Maisonneuve, Saint Ruffine, France (1982).
3.American National Standards Institute, Calibration and usage of “dose Calibrator,” Ionization Chambers for Assayof Radionuclides. ANSI N42-13 (1986).
4.IAEA Quality Control of Nuclear Medicine Instruments. IAEA technical document 602. IAEA (1991).
Sattari,A. , Ghafori,M. , Feizi,H. and Ghahreman,H. (2009). Comparison of Dose Calibrators in Nuclear Medicine Centers Using Thallium-201 Radiopharmaceutical. Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT), 30(1), 49-52.
MLA
Sattari,A. , Ghafori,M. , Feizi,H. , and Ghahreman,H. . "Comparison of Dose Calibrators in Nuclear Medicine Centers Using Thallium-201 Radiopharmaceutical", Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT), 30, 1, 2009, 49-52.
HARVARD
Sattari,A.,Ghafori,M.,Feizi,H.,Ghahreman,H. (2009). 'Comparison of Dose Calibrators in Nuclear Medicine Centers Using Thallium-201 Radiopharmaceutical', Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT), 30(1), pp. 49-52.
CHICAGO
A. Sattari, M. Ghafori, H. Feizi and H. Ghahreman, "Comparison of Dose Calibrators in Nuclear Medicine Centers Using Thallium-201 Radiopharmaceutical," Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT), 30 1 (2009): 49-52,
VANCOUVER
Sattari,A.,Ghafori,M.,Feizi,H.,Ghahreman,H. Comparison of Dose Calibrators in Nuclear Medicine Centers Using Thallium-201 Radiopharmaceutical. Journal of Nuclear Science, Engineering and Technology (JONSAT), 2009; 30(1): 49-52.
