title: Scintillation camera quality control, Part I: Establishing the quality control program.
abstract: This is the first article in a four-part series on scintillation camera quality control. This series of articles will include both theory and practical knowledge on setting up a quality control program, acceptance testing and quality control for planar, SPECT and special imaging procedures. On completion of this article the reader should be able to: (a) discuss the purpose of a quality control program; (b) know how to establish the performance criteria for a scintillation camera; (c) know how to design a quality control program; (d) be able to set up the schedule for the quality control program; (e) understand the economics of quality control; and (f) justify the expenditure of the institution's resources on quality control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York 14642-8648, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D015902:Gamma Cameras / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control