Regulatory Requirements of Quality Assurance Program in Nuclear Medicine – Review of the Procedures
Reda Hallab1*
, Nouzha Ben Raïs Aouad2, khalida Eddaoui2and Hmad Ouabi31Doctoral Study Center for Life and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Impasse Souissi, Rabat 10100, Morocco.
2Nuclear Medicine Department, IBN SINA Hospital - Ibn Sina Rabat University Hospital Center, Avenue Abderrahim Bouabid, Rabat.
3PET SCAN RABAT, Al Azhar Oncology Center, Angle, Rue Ouezzane, Rue Idriss Al Azhar, Rabat.
Corresponding Author E-mail: reda_hallab@um5.ac.ma
Abstract: The quality assurance program ensures that the entire radiological system and associated equipment are functioning properly and optimally. To this end, it is essential that a quality assurance program be in place in each medical facility where ionizing radiation sources are used, to verify the proper functioning of these instruments as well as the radionuclides measured in nuclear medicine. In addition, the procedures of the quality assurance program must comply with regulatory requirements and international recommendations. The method of this study is to review the regulatory requirements adopted by different countries regarding the quality assurance program procedures as well as various recent scientific works and those published by the International Atomic Energy Agency. In addition, to compare the radiation protection requirements of the procedures of the mentioned works; exposure justification and optimization, quality control, registration system, professional training and audit system and to suggest improvements. The result of the review study, add a procedure to the quality assurance program, so that the quality assurance attempts to cover all procedures involving sources of ionizing radiation, thus ensuring compliance with the standards of radiological safety in nuclear medicine facilities.
Keywords: Nuclear Medicine; Quality assurance program; Radiation protection; Radiation safety; Regulatory requirements Back to TOC