Basics of Quality Management for Nuclear Medicine Practices

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• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN:
  9789201302229
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine

A quality health service, as defined by the World Health Organization, 'is one which organizes resources in the most effective way to meet the health needs of those most in need, for prevention and care, safely, without waste and within higher level requirements'. As health care standards improve globally, providing an optimal service that meets international standards and public expectations requires effective quality management. The process of quality improvement aims at defining, measuring and setting quality standards, and overcoming the associated challenges that include rising costs and skills shortages. The objective of this publication is to provide a framework for quality management systems (QMSs) to be implemented, managed and sustained holistically in nuclear medicine departments. It builds upon the IAEA's QUANUM program, which has successfully been implemented in more than 80 countries worldwide.

Table of contents

• 1. INTRODUCTION
• REFERENCES
• Annex I SAMPLE TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR A QUALITY MANUAL
• Annex II SAMPLE SOP FORM FOR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
• ANNEX III SAMPLE SOP FORM FOR THERAPY PROCEDURES
• ANNEX IV SAMPLE CLINICAL SOPS FOR DIAGNOSTICS WITH SINGLE PHOTON EMITTERS
• Annex V SAMPLE CLINICAL SOP FOR PET/CT
• Annex VI SAMPLE CLINICAL SOP FOR THERAPY
• Contributors to Drafting and Review