Table 2.
Recommended levels of MPE support for different service types
| Service type | Recommended WTE MPE support | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic imaging and non-imaging | Routine therapy | Complex therapy | |
| Departments with no imaging equipment | 0.2–1.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Departments with a single gamma camera | 0.5–1.0 | 0.5–1.0 | 1.0–2.0 |
| Departments with two or more gamma cameras (no PET/CT) | 1.0–2.0 | 0.5–1.0 | 1.0–2.0 |
| Departments with nuclear medicine and fixed PET/CT | 1.0–3.0 | 0.5–1.0 | 1.0–2.0 |
| Departments with fixed PET/CT or PET/MRI scanners (no nuclear medicine) | 0.5–2.0 | n/a | n/a |
| Mobile PET/CT services | 0.2 | n/a | n/a |
| Therapy only services | n/a | 0.5–1.0 | 1.0–2.0 |
PET, positron emission tomography.