Reference levels for diagnosis in nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging. Review and update

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Zayda H. Amador Balbona
Adlin López Díaz
Leonel A. Torres Aroche

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The diagnostic image must be carried out with the minimum necessary exposure of the patient that allows the objective of the diagnosis to be satisfactorily achieved. For this reason, diagnostic reference levels emerge and are established as dynamic tools to help optimize radiation protection, contribute to the standardization of practices and strengthen culture of safety, without compromising the clinical purpose of each examination or process. The objective of this work is to provide an updated overview of the establishment and use of these levels for nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging. It is identified that to establish and use them properly, trained personnel and coordination and collaboration activities are required among multiple actors, including medical services, health authorities, professional organizations and regulatory bodies. The accelerated development of technology generally exceeds the change in regulations, so these levels must be updated periodically, in order to fulfil their role as a guide and spur for optimization. The worldwide expansion of hybrid technologies and their growing use are a phenomenon of the last decade, so the establishment of these levels for such technologies has not been consolidated, although countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia show solid steps in this address. Research has been carried out with phantoms and directly with patients, the latter with a more useful contribution of information. The installation of hybrid equipment in Cuba demands this study, hence its importance.

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Amador Balbona, Z. H., López Díaz, A., & Torres Aroche, L. A. (1). Reference levels for diagnosis in nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging. Review and update. Nucleus, (72), 1-12. Retrieved from http://nucleus.cubaenergia.cu/index.php/nucleus/article/view/766
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