BARC/PUB/10//0014

 
  National comparison of 131 I- measurement among nuclear medicine clinics of eight countries  
     
 
Author(s)

Olsovcova, V.; Iwahara, A.; Oropesa, P.; Joseph, L.; Ravindra, A.Ghafoori, M.; Son, H.K.; Sahagia, M.; Tastan, S.; Zimmerman, B.

ABSTRACT

A generally applicable protocol for organizing comparisons among nuclear medicine clinics created with in 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.

 
 
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