TABLE 2:
Key Requirements for Implementing a Radiotheranostics Program
| Category | Requirement |
|---|---|
| Infrastructure | Ease of access to PET/CT and SPECT/CT Inpatient facilities for management of adverse events Access to radiopharmaceuticals Appropriate radiopharmaceutical receiving area, hot laboratory, and radioactive waste storage Shielded infusion bays with resuscitation equipment Software for imaging archiving, interpretation, and dosimetry |
| Personnel | Authorized user nuclear medicine or nuclear radiology physician Certified nuclear technologists Radiation safety officer Reimbursement team Additional multidisciplinary team membersa |
| Training and knowledge | Sufficient number of therapies performed annually Extensive knowledge about therapy appropriateness, benefits, and adverse events Continuous medical education with a specific focus on radiopharmaceutical therapies |
a
Varies by institution but may include nuclear physicists, advanced nonphysician practitioners, and nuclear pharmacists.