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1 March 2023

Combining the increase in PET imaging patient activity and radiation protection of staff: the example of Esbjerg hospital in Denmark

In March 2019, the Nuclear Medicine department at Esbjerg Hospital, in Esbjerg, Denmark, decided to acquire a new PET/CT scanner. With the arrival of this new equipment, the service’s activity doubled, going from around 10 patients per day to just over 20. And this was just the beginning! Major restructuring work was, therefore, necessary and the department decided to tackle, at the same time, the quality of treatment for patients and the working conditions of the medical team. Among the solutions adopted: the acquisition of a new automatic preparation and injection system!

3 August 2021

Restructuring and reorganising a nuclear medicine department: the example of the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco

During the year 2019-2020, the Nuclear Medicine department of the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco had to undertake extensive restructuring work. The main objectives were to install a new PET camera and develop a 68Ga PET diagnosis activity. To comply...

22 September 2020

Ensuring optimal conditions for radiation protection in a mobile medical imaging unit: the example of HUG in Switzerland

Around ten years ago already, the Geneva University Hospitals (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genéve – HUG) trialled a mobile testing unit, which proved successful. When this mobile medical unit was introduced, the teams from the Geneva University Hospitals travelled for three...

12 September 2019

Combining radiation protection with increased productivity: the example of Cardiff’s PETIC Centre

Inaugurated in September 2010, the Wales Research and Diagnostic PET Imaging Centre (PETIC) uses one of the most advanced PET imaging systems currently in operation in the United Kingdom. The centre’s FDG PET scan workload has exploded, going from 675...

11 September 2018

Combine radiation protection for personnel and well-being for patients: the example of the Centre Georges Charpak at Quimper

The opening of the Centre Georges Charpak at Quimper is the result of collaboration and discussion between the medical teams and the Lemer Pax engineers, leading to a high level of quality both as regards care of patients and the...