James R Halama, PhD, Medical Physicist   

Contributions By:

ICANL :   Sandra Katanick,
Executive
Director ICANL

ACR :      Carolyn Richards-McFarland,
Director of Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Program

Adapted for the Web by Steve Karesh, PhD & Marsha Lipps CNMT

Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Programs

Application & Review Process  
Personnel Requirements
ICANL   ACR
Protocols: 

ICANL   

  ACR
Quality Control   

ICANL

  ACR
Reports

ICANL

  ACR
Outcome & Quality Assessment

ICANL

  ACR
Clinical: Case Selection

ICANL

  ACR
Site Visits

ICANL

  ACR
Common Deficiencies 
ICANL   ACR

Program Comparison  

ICANL ACR
  • Intersocietal Sponsorship
  • Accreditation by Facility
  • Emphasis on Case Review
  • Up to 24 Cases reviewed
  • Mandatory Site Visit
  • Extensive protocol and QA review
  • No phantoms required
  • Fees range from $3300 + including site visit
  • Primarily Radiology Based
  • Accreditation by Unit per Site
  • Emphasis on Equipment
  • Up to 12 Cases per unit
  • Random Site Visit- QA program reviewed on visit
  • Specific SPECT/PET Phantoms required
  • Fees range from $1800 to $3000 with additional fees for repeats

 

ICANL

ACR