https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/10271/scintigraphy Hi im currently studying for my graduate diploma (exams in a week!! eek!!) would anyone be able to answer the following question as im struggling to find any info on it, thanks in advance x Explain how to perform a quality control flood on a scintillationen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/95133?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:39:33 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:34b350a0-c0a9-4574-b65e-aa783124e2bfNick Shackleton <p>I don&#39;t know much about Nuclear Medicine and Gamma Cameras.</p> <p>But in CT we perform a QC check every day. using a Phantom. This is the same&nbsp;density as a human brain. A QC is usually run to ensure that the machine is running correct and giving out the correct information (images).</p> <p>In CT images are measured in Hounsfield units &nbsp;(after the name of the&nbsp;creator). every tissue in the body has a different Honsfield unit. If a QC was not performed wrong information could be given out.&nbsp;</p> <p> Maybe contact your local hospital who have Nuclear Medicine facilities. Alternatively I could ask one of the radiographers at work for you.</p> <p>Maybe take a look at this link</p> <p><a href="http://www.gammaquality.com/qct_perform.htm">http://www.gammaquality.com/qct_perform.htm</a></p> <p>CT Phantom:</p> <p><img src="http://www.fda.gov/ucm/groups/fdagov-public/documents/image/ucm116518.jpg" border="0" style="max-width:550px;" alt="" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/95115?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:52:59 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:325c3d73-070a-4059-8d50-5516233afaf8Charlotte Fitzgerald<p>The BSAVA Manual of advanced veterinary nursing has a small section on scintingraphy, if thats any help?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>