TY - JOUR
T1 - Standardization of Administered activities in pediatric nuclear medicine
T2 - A report of the first Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative project, part 1 - Statement of the Issue and a review of available resources
AU - Fahey, Frederic H.
AU - Bom, Henry Hee Seong
AU - Chiti, Arturo
AU - Choi, Yun Young
AU - Huang, Gang
AU - Lassmann, Michael
AU - Laurin, Norman
AU - Mut, Fernando
AU - Nuñez-Miller, Rodolfo
AU - O'Keeffe, Darin
AU - Pradhan, Prasanta
AU - Scott, Andrew M.
AU - Song, Shaoli
AU - Soni, Nischal
AU - Uchiyama, Mayuki
AU - Vargas, Luis
PY - 2015/4/1
Y1 - 2015/4/1
N2 - The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI) was formed in 2012 and consists of 13 international organizations with direct involvement in nuclear medicine. The underlying objectives of the NMGI were to promote human health by advancing the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, encourage global collaboration in education, and harmonize procedure guidelines and other policies that ultimately lead to improvements in quality and safety in the field throughout the world. For its first project, the NMGI decided to consider the issues involved in the standardization of administered activities in pediatric nuclear medicine. This article presents part 1 of the final report of this initial project of the NMGI. It provides a review of the value of pediatric nuclear medicine, the current understanding of the carcinogenic risk of radiation as it pertains to the administration of radiopharmaceuticals in children, and the application of dosimetric models in children. A listing of pertinent educational and reference resources available in print and online is also provided. The forthcoming part 2 report will discuss current standards for administered activities in children and adolescents that have been developed by various organizations and an evaluation of the current practice of pediatric nuclear medicine specifically with regard to administered activities as determined by an international survey of nuclear medicine clinics and centers. Lastly, the part 2 report will recommend a path forward toward global standardization of the administration of radiopharmaceuticals in children.
AB - The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI) was formed in 2012 and consists of 13 international organizations with direct involvement in nuclear medicine. The underlying objectives of the NMGI were to promote human health by advancing the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, encourage global collaboration in education, and harmonize procedure guidelines and other policies that ultimately lead to improvements in quality and safety in the field throughout the world. For its first project, the NMGI decided to consider the issues involved in the standardization of administered activities in pediatric nuclear medicine. This article presents part 1 of the final report of this initial project of the NMGI. It provides a review of the value of pediatric nuclear medicine, the current understanding of the carcinogenic risk of radiation as it pertains to the administration of radiopharmaceuticals in children, and the application of dosimetric models in children. A listing of pertinent educational and reference resources available in print and online is also provided. The forthcoming part 2 report will discuss current standards for administered activities in children and adolescents that have been developed by various organizations and an evaluation of the current practice of pediatric nuclear medicine specifically with regard to administered activities as determined by an international survey of nuclear medicine clinics and centers. Lastly, the part 2 report will recommend a path forward toward global standardization of the administration of radiopharmaceuticals in children.
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U2 - 10.2967/jnumed.114.152249
DO - 10.2967/jnumed.114.152249
M3 - Article
C2 - 25766899
AN - SCOPUS:84928241075
VL - 56
SP - 646
EP - 651
JO - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
SN - 0161-5505
IS - 4
ER -