Nuclear medicine gamma camera quality control

All nuclear medicine imaging equipment shall be tested during installation and monitored at least annually by a qualified medical physicist or other qualified individual to ensure that it is functioning within manufacturer specifications and accepted performance standards. Additional or more frequent performance monitoring may be necessary in certain situations. Although it is not possible to consider all variations of equipment performance to be monitored, adherence to this standard will maximize image quality and help to ensure the accuracy of numerical results in clinical procedures. The purpose of this paper is to describe Anger gamma camera quality control requirements and the most important procedures for the assurance of properly gamma camera functioning. (author)