Gamma Cameras
IPEM report 86 recommended tests and frequencies
Click on each frequency to see more details about the tests conducted at each interval.
Daily checks
- Peak energy position
- Uniformity (preferably quantitative)
Weekly
- Quantitative uniformity
- Sensitivity
- Centre of Rotation
Monthly
- Qualitative assessment of intrinsic resolution
- Qualitative assessment of spatial linearity
- Whole body exposure time correction
- Tomographic performance (Jaszczak)
- Tomographic uniformity
(for GPET systems: system sensitivity and system spatial resolution)
Six monthly
- Quantitative measurements of system resolution
- Count rate performance
- Whole body count rate performance
