Standard PET Protocol Examples

Provides protocol examples for common PET studies including FDG whole body PET/CT, FDG brain PET, cardiac perfusion PET, and common non-FDG tracers with suggested administered activities, uptake times, acquisition windows, and reconstruction parameters.

Protocol Optimization and Harmonization

Methods for optimizing protocols using administered activity reference levels, reconstruction harmonization, attenuation and scatter correction, and cross calibration between dose calibrator and scanner; explains how to run validation studies and document results.

Adapting Protocols for Patients

Guidance on modifying protocols for pediatric patients, diabetic patients undergoing FDG PET, patients with renal impairment for certain tracers, and patients with limited mobility while maintaining diagnostic quality and documenting deviations.