National comparison of 131I measurement among nuclear medicine clinics of eight countries

Veronika Olsovcová; Akira Iwahara; Pilar Oropesa; Leena Joseph; Anuradha Ravindra; Mostafa Ghafoori; Hye-Kyung Son; Maria Sahagia; Selma Tastan; Brian Zimmerman

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.008

National comparison of 131I measurement among nuclear medicine clinics of eight countries

Appl Radiat Isot. 2010 Jul-Aug;68(7-8):1371-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.008. Epub 2009 Nov 20.

Authors

Veronika Olsovcová¹, Akira Iwahara, Pilar Oropesa, Leena Joseph, Anuradha Ravindra, Mostafa Ghafoori, Hye-Kyung Son, Maria Sahagia, Selma Tastan, Brian Zimmerman

Affiliation

¹ Czech Metrology Institute, Praha, Czech Republic. volsovcova@cmi.cz

PMID: 20006521
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.008

Abstract

A generally applicable protocol for organizing comparisons among nuclear medicine clinics created within the IAEA project CRP E2.10.05 was tested in Brazil, Cuba, Czech Republic, India, Iran, Republic of Korea, Romania and Turkey in 2007. Comparisons of measurement of (131)I were organized by local pilot laboratories with different backgrounds and levels of experience in this field. The results and experiences gained were compared and analyzed. A majority of results in each national comparison were within 10% of the reference value.

MeSH terms

International Cooperation
Iodine Radioisotopes / analysis*
Laboratories, Hospital / standards
Methods
Nuclear Medicine / methods*
Nuclear Medicine / standards
Observer Variation
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Radiation Dosage
Reference Values
Reproducibility of Results

Substances

Iodine Radioisotopes