Establishment of a National Program for Quality Control of Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation

Monitoring the quality of instrumentation used in nuclear medi-cine is mandatory to guarantee the clinical efficacy of medical practice. A national program for the quality control of nuclear medicine instruments was established in Cuba and was certified and approved by the regulatory authorities. The program, which establishes official regulations and audit services, sets up edu-cational activities, distributes technical documentation, and maintains a national phantom bank, constitutes a valuable and useful tool to guarantee the quality of nuclear medicine instrumentation. Key Words: instrumentation; quality assurance; quality control; SPECT; gamma camer