Quality management audits in nuclear medicine practices / International Atomic Energy Agency.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Atomic Energy Agency.

Series:

IAEA human health series ; Number 33.

IAEA Human Health Series ; Number 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear medicine--Quality control.

Nuclear medicine.

Nuclear medicine--Equipment and supplies--Quality control.

Radiation--Safety measures.

Radiation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (99 pages) : color illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vienna, [Austria] : International Atomic Energy Agency, 2015.

Summary:

Quality management systems are essential and should be maintained with the intent to continuously improve effectiveness and efficiency, enabling nuclear medicine to achieve the expectations of its quality policy, satisfy its customers and improve professionalism. The quality management (QM) audit methodology in nuclear medicine practice, introduced in this publication, is designed to be applied to a variety of economic circumstances. A key outcome is a culture of reviewing all processes of the clinical service for continuous improvement in nuclear medicine practice. Regular quality audits and assessments are vital for modern nuclear medicine services. More importantly, the entire QM and audit process has to be systematic, patient oriented and outcome based. The management of services should also take into account the diversity of nuclear medicine services around the world and multidisciplinary contributions. The latter include clinical, technical, radiopharmaceutical, medical physics and radiation safety procedures.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 5, 2017).

ISBN:

92-0-118919-2

OCLC:

987096992