TY - JOUR
T1 - Designing of High-Volume PET/CT Facility with Optimal Reduction of Radiation Exposure to the Staff
T2 - Implementation and Optimization in a Tertiary Health Care Facility in India
AU - Jha, Ashish Kumar
AU - Singh, Abhijith Mohan
AU - Mithun, Sneha
AU - Shah, Sneha
AU - Agrawal, Archi
AU - Purandare, Nilendu C
AU - Shetye, Bhakti
AU - Rangarajan, Venkatesh
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - Positron emission tomography (PET) has been in use for a few decades but with its fusion with computed tomography (CT) in 2001, the new PET/CT integrated system has become very popular and is now a key influential modality for patient management in oncology. However, along with its growing popularity, a growing concern of radiation safety among the radiation professionals has become evident. We have judiciously developed a PET/CT facility with optimal shielding, along with an efficient workflow to perform high volume procedures and minimize the radiation exposure to the staff and the general public by reducing unnecessary patient proximity to the staff and general public.
AB - Positron emission tomography (PET) has been in use for a few decades but with its fusion with computed tomography (CT) in 2001, the new PET/CT integrated system has become very popular and is now a key influential modality for patient management in oncology. However, along with its growing popularity, a growing concern of radiation safety among the radiation professionals has become evident. We have judiciously developed a PET/CT facility with optimal shielding, along with an efficient workflow to perform high volume procedures and minimize the radiation exposure to the staff and the general public by reducing unnecessary patient proximity to the staff and general public.
U2 - 10.4103/1450-1147.163252
DO - 10.4103/1450-1147.163252
M3 - Article
C2 - 26420990
SN - 1450-1147
VL - 14
SP - 189
EP - 196
JO - World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JF - World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
IS - 3
ER -