Comparison of strontium-89 solution sources in UK hospitals, 2003

Appl Radiat Isot. 2006 Oct-Nov;64(10-11):1375-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.048. Epub 2006 Mar 27.

Abstract

Concerns have been raised within the nuclear medicine field about the accuracy of measurements of 89Sr. The 85Sr impurity present in the 89Sr solution has a significant effect on the response of radionuclide calibrators used in hospitals. A comparison was conducted between the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) and the UK hospital physics community. Only 58% of the results were within 5% of the NPL value. Work at NPL has resulted in correction factors for the NPL secondary standard radionuclide calibrator and for Capintec calibrators, which will produce a significant improvement in performance.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Hospitals*
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Quality Assurance, Health Care / methods*
  • Radiation Dosage
  • Radiometry / methods*
  • Radiometry / standards*
  • Reference Standards
  • Reference Values
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Solutions
  • Strontium Radioisotopes / analysis*
  • Strontium Radioisotopes / standards*
  • Strontium Radioisotopes / therapeutic use
  • United Kingdom

Substances

  • Solutions
  • Strontium Radioisotopes