Status and Development of Nuclear Medicine Over One Decade in Beijing

Fei Luo; Jianhua Geng; Shengzu Chen

doi:10.1055/s-0044-1778712

World Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Table of Contents

CC BY 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2024; 23(02): 073-078
DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1778712

Original Article

Status and Development of Nuclear Medicine Over One Decade in Beijing

Fei Luo

¹Department of Radiation Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China

²Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China

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Jianhua Geng

²Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China

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Shengzu Chen

²Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, People's Republic of China

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Abstract

Objective Our objective was to investigate the basic information of the personnel and facilities of nuclear medicine in Beijing.

Methods This survey was performed by the Beijing Quality Control Center in 2018. The investigation included personnel, equipment, and clinical applications, and data were then compared with previous surveys. The paper questionnaires were used for the survey, which required information about the personnel, devices, and clinical applications.

Results About 38 nuclear medicine departments in Beijing were involved in the survey. The number of nuclear medicine staff was 531 in 2018, showing an increase of 58.7% over the past decade. Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) represented the main nuclear medicine facilities, and the total number of surveyed departments was 18, 24, and 34, respectively. The quality control results showed significant improvement from the 2005 levels. The total number of scintigraphy procedures was estimated at 199,607 (153,185 SPECT and 46,422 PET/CT). The estimated annual number of scintigraphy images was 8.9 per 1,000 population for SPECT and 2.7 per 1,000 population for PET/CT during 2018. The most frequent radioiodine-targeted therapy was ¹³¹I-targeted therapy for hyperthyroidism in 2018.

Conclusion Nuclear medicine has experienced rapid growth in the past 10 years in Beijing, either in personnel, equipment, and scintigraphy. Future efforts will focus on the use of new isotopes in the diagnosis, implementing quality strategy, and enhancing training.

Keywords

nuclear medicine practice - positron emission tomography - single-photon emission computed tomography - quality control - nuclear medicine personnel - nuclear medicine imaging

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