Self-assessment Checklists for Internal Audits on Design Requirements in Italian PET Imaging Centers and Cyclotron Facilities

Abstract

Abstract: In this work the authors intend to provide a list of useful operational criteria to approach, with the best practice, the design of PET imaging centers and cyclotron facilities for the production of PET radioisotopes in Italy. Special attention is devoted to organizational and safety aspects. In order to prompt toward a systematic application of the proposed indications, the article presents them in form of a specific self-assessment checklist, consisting in a list of items which involve the design process in all the different phases. This checklist represents a useful toolkit during the design phase and subsequently for internal audits.