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2b. QC of the PET system
• Periodic measurements recommended for
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Transaxial resolution
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Imaging Scale
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Documentation unit
• Routine PET QC measurements
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Buseman Sokole et al, EJNMMI 2010; 37: 662-71.
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Buseman Sokole et al, EJNMMI 2010; 37: 672-81.
• QC of PET components consists of
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Check of coincidence sensitivity and detector normalization
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Normalization calibration (conversion factor for activity conc.)
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Certification of imaging properties that describes the results of
mandatory data correction (e.g. randoms, attenuation, scatter).
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ESTRO teaching course on advanced imaging techniques