Quality in Nuclear Medicine

Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans, University Medical Center Groningen, Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Groningen, The NetherlandsRudi A.J.O. Dierckx, University Medical Center Groningen, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging,Groningen, The NetherlandsJitze Medema, University Medical Center Groningen, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Groningen, The NetherlandsAnnie K. van Zanten, University Medical Center Groningen, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Groningen, The NetherlandsC.T.B. Kees Ahaus, Dutch Inst. for Healthcare Improvement, Utrecht, The Netherlands

• Part 1 Laws, standard and guidelines: From ISO to ISO HealthCare.- Good Clinical Practice (GCP)-ICH and scientific integrity.- Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)/Farmacopee.- Relation between different societies in relation to guidelines (Dutch Society of Nuclear Medicine, EANM, SNM).- KEW/Euratom (in Europe and internationally).- Wet op de dierproeven (internationally).- International laws (e.g. Registration laws of clinicians, farmacists etc).- Privacy laws.- Contract research and investigator driven research.- Part 2 Radiation safety: Environment.- Personnel and public people.- Patients.- Waste management/Decommissioning of the cyclotron.- Terroristic threats.- Part 3: Equipment: Medical devices.- PET/CT and image quality.- PET/MRI.- Micro SPECT/PET.- Standardization.- Service quality, periodic measurements.- Annotations.- Data management/ computer aided diagnostics/Expert systems.- Part 4: Management instruments : EFQM.- VMS.- HTA/HFMEA/Risk management systems.- Quality controls ofcameras.- Quality aspects in daily management in nuclear medicine.- No shows with particular emphasis on nuclear medicine.- Part 5: Organisations: Medical Ethical Committees and nuclear medicine.- Animal Ethical Committees and nuclear medicine.- Quality visits - the Dutch example (Dutch Society of Nuclear Medicine).- Quality visits  - the EANM example.- Quality visits - the SNM example.- IAEA – training.- School for Nuclear Medicine – teaching.

“This book addresses fundamental issues associated with ensuring quality in patient care in the field of nuclear medicine. … A variety of groups should find this book educational and useful, including students and experienced clinical leaders in radiology, nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, medical physics, health physics, patient safety, administration, regulatory bodies, professional organizations, agencies, and other stakeholders.” (Lawrence T. Dauer, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2018)