The purpose of this work is to assess accuracy and compare the performance of radionuclide calibrators (RNCs) used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia. Testing of the RNCs included verification of measurement accuracy, as well as analysis of routinely used quality control protocols, by using the certified radioactivity standards (57Co, 137Cs). RNCs performances were assessed with 99mTc through comparison of reference value for radionuclide activity and RNC measurements. Results of the intercomparison revealed that RNCs, 15 in total, are accurate within 10% in vial geometry and within 15% in syringe geometry. Most of them showed similar performance. The results revealed that container geometry is an important influencing parameter in the accuracy of activity measurement. Obtained results indicate a need for regular calibration and implementation of Quality Control program in order to achieve and maintain the accuracy of activity measurements in nuclear medicine.
TY - JOUR
AU - Živanović, Miloš Z.
AU - Vukanac, Ivana
AU - Samac, Jelena
AU - Antić, Vojislav
AU - Jeremić, Marija
AU - Janković, Drina
AU - Kandić, Aleksandar
AU - Vargas, Clarita Saldarriaga
AU - Struelens, Lara
AU - Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera
PY - 2022
UR - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/10016
AB - The purpose of this work is to assess accuracy and compare the performance of radionuclide calibrators (RNCs) used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia. Testing of the RNCs included verification of measurement accuracy, as well as analysis of routinely used quality control protocols, by using the certified radioactivity standards (57Co, 137Cs). RNCs performances were assessed with 99mTc through comparison of reference value for radionuclide activity and RNC measurements. Results of the intercomparison revealed that RNCs, 15 in total, are accurate within 10% in vial geometry and within 15% in syringe geometry. Most of them showed similar performance. The results revealed that container geometry is an important influencing parameter in the accuracy of activity measurement. Obtained results indicate a need for regular calibration and implementation of Quality Control program in order to achieve and maintain the accuracy of activity measurements in nuclear medicine.
T2 - Applied Radiation and Isotopes
T1 - Intercomparison and performance assessment of radionuclide calibrators used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia
VL - 179
SP - 110013
DO - 10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110013
ER -
@article{
author = "Živanović, Miloš Z. and Vukanac, Ivana and Samac, Jelena and Antić, Vojislav and Jeremić, Marija and Janković, Drina and Kandić, Aleksandar and Vargas, Clarita Saldarriaga and Struelens, Lara and Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera",
year = "2022",
abstract = "The purpose of this work is to assess accuracy and compare the performance of radionuclide calibrators (RNCs) used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia. Testing of the RNCs included verification of measurement accuracy, as well as analysis of routinely used quality control protocols, by using the certified radioactivity standards (57Co, 137Cs). RNCs performances were assessed with 99mTc through comparison of reference value for radionuclide activity and RNC measurements. Results of the intercomparison revealed that RNCs, 15 in total, are accurate within 10% in vial geometry and within 15% in syringe geometry. Most of them showed similar performance. The results revealed that container geometry is an important influencing parameter in the accuracy of activity measurement. Obtained results indicate a need for regular calibration and implementation of Quality Control program in order to achieve and maintain the accuracy of activity measurements in nuclear medicine.",
journal = "Applied Radiation and Isotopes",
title = "Intercomparison and performance assessment of radionuclide calibrators used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia",
volume = "179",
pages = "110013",
doi = "10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110013"
}
Živanović, M. Z., Vukanac, I., Samac, J., Antić, V., Jeremić, M., Janković, D., Kandić, A., Vargas, C. S., Struelens, L.,& Ciraj-Bjelac, O.. (2022). Intercomparison and performance assessment of radionuclide calibrators used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia. in Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 179, 110013.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110013
Živanović MZ, Vukanac I, Samac J, Antić V, Jeremić M, Janković D, Kandić A, Vargas CS, Struelens L, Ciraj-Bjelac O. Intercomparison and performance assessment of radionuclide calibrators used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia. in Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2022;179:110013.
doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110013 .
Živanović, Miloš Z., Vukanac, Ivana, Samac, Jelena, Antić, Vojislav, Jeremić, Marija, Janković, Drina, Kandić, Aleksandar, Vargas, Clarita Saldarriaga, Struelens, Lara, Ciraj-Bjelac, Olivera, "Intercomparison and performance assessment of radionuclide calibrators used in nuclear medicine departments in Serbia" in Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 179 (2022):110013,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.110013 . .
