What is PD IEC/TR 61948-3 - Nuclear medicine instrumentation Positron emission tomographs about?
PD IEC/TR 61948-3 is the third part of the multi-series international standard that focuses on Positron emission tomographs. PD IEC/TR 61948-3 describes test methods for POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHS (PET). As part of QUALITY CONTROL, PD IEC/TR 61948-3 is defining ROUTINE TESTS to be performed by the user of POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHS to maintain proper operating conditions.
Who is PD IEC/TR 61948-3 - Nuclear medicine instrumentation Positron emission tomographs for?
PD IEC/TR 61948-3 on nuclear medicine instrumentation and routine tests with positron emission tomography is useful for:
- Doctors
- Health care facilities
- Medical laboratories
Why should you use PD IEC/TR 61948-3 - Nuclear medicine instrumentation Positron emission tomographs?
Nuclear medicine imaging uses small amounts of radioactive materials called radiotracers that are typically injected into the bloodstream, inhaled, or swallowed. The radiotracer travels through the area being examined and gives off energy in the form of gamma rays which are detected by a special camera and a computer to create images of the inside of your body. PD IEC/TR 61948-3 provides unique information that often cannot be obtained using other imaging procedures and offers the potential to identify disease in its earliest stages.
Benefits of PD IEC/TR 61948-3 has mentioned below:
- Provides unique information that is often unattainable using other imaging procedures, this information may include details on the function and anatomy of body structures
- Help to supply the most useful diagnostic or treatment information for many diseases
- Provide additional information that is used for radiation therapy planning
What’s changed since the last update?
PD IEC/TR 61948-3:2018 supersedes PD IEC/TR 61948-3:2005. PD IEC/TR 61948-3:2018 includes some technical changes concerning PD IEC/TR 61948-3:2005. These include:
- A clause to check routine performance tests has been added
- A test to check the accuracy of co-registration of PET and CT images has been added
- A test to check image quality has been added
- The test to check pixel size has been removed