ACR Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation

How to Prepare for ACR Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation

ACR® Accreditation is a valuable tool for maintaining excellence in everything from operations to patient care. To prepare for your application:

Confirm that your medical imaging staff has the appropriate experience and qualifications.
Perform all quality control tests as established by ACR and your nuclear medicine/PET unit manufacturer.
Work with your supervising physician to select your best nuclear medicine/PET images for submission.
Review accreditation forms and other helpful information.

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Your Roadmap to ACR Accreditation

Once you’ve applied and received your testing materials, the following documents can help you navigate the next steps to ACR Accreditation.

Accreditation Process for New and Renewing Facilities

Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation Checklist and Milestones

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Accreditation Announcements

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ACR Approves New NM and PET Phantoms

The ACR Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation Program has approved Diagnomatic as a manufacturer of ACR-approved phantom products.

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Allowable Date Range for Phantom Exams

Effective Jan. 1, 2026, all phantom exams for CT, MR, NM/PET, and stereotactic breast biopsy accreditation must be performed within 14 months of the testing package release date. Facilities may use images from the most recent annual medical physicist survey if they meet all requirements. Images older than 14 months before the package date will not be accepted.

Nuclear Medicine Phantoms

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the definition of a small rectangular field camera for nuclear medicine phantoms will change to the smallest dimension < 32 cm (current requirement is the longest dimension < 32 cm). The purpose of this update is to better identify scanners with a small field of view (FOV) and differentiate the small FOV scanners from those with a large FOV.

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PET Phantoms

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the mean background criteria for PET phantoms changed to improve the accuracy of scanner calibration and SUV measurements.

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ACR International Recognition for Quality and Safety

ACR Accreditation now offers non-U.S. imaging facilities recognition for meeting current ACR accreditation standards. Facilities will submit self-assessment documentation for verification. No clinical or phantom images required.

Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation

How to Prepare for ACR Nuclear Medicine and PET Accreditation

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