title: Designing of High-Volume PET/CT Facility with Optimal Reduction of Radiation Exposure to the Staff: Implementation and Optimization in a Tertiary Health Care Facility in India.
abstract: Positron emission tomography (PET) has been in use for a few decades but with its fusion with computed tomography (CT) in 2001, the new PET/CT integrated system has become very popular and is now a key influential modality for patient management in oncology. However, along with its growing popularity, a growing concern of radiation safety among the radiation professionals has become evident. We have judiciously developed a PET/CT facility with optimal shielding, along with an efficient workflow to perform high volume procedures and minimize the radiation exposure to the staff and the general public by reducing unnecessary patient proximity to the staff and general public.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Ashish Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Abhijith Mohan
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sneha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mithun
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sneha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Archi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Nilendu C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Purandare
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Bhakti
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shetye
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Venkatesh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rangarajan
keywords: Nuclear medicine procedure and professional exposure; positron emission tomography/computed tomography procedure; radiation dose; radiation safety