title: Some results of a simulated test for administration of activity in nuclear medicine.
abstract: This paper describes the results obtained using a simulated test for administration of activity in nuclear medicine between 2002 and 2004. Measurements in the radionuclide calibrator are made during the different stages of the procedure. The test attempts to obtain supplementary information on the quality of the measurement, with the aim of evaluating in a more complete way the accuracy of the administered activity value compared with the prescribed one. The participants' performance has been assessed by means of a statistical analysis of the reported data. Dependences between several attributes of the simulated administration tests results are discussed. Specifically, the proportion of satisfactory results in the 2003-2004 period was found to be higher than in 2002. It reveals an improvement of the activity administration in the Cuban nuclear medicine departments since 2003.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Isótopos (CENTIS), San José de las Lajas, Habana, Cuba. poropesa@centis.edu.cu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oropesa
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D006207:Half-Life; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000295:instrumentation; D011868:Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes