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We conducted a field survey about pediatric nuclear medicine. As a result, it was suggested thatWe created three differently sized body phantoms (1-, 5-, and 20-year-old models). These pediatric body phantoms were filled with aThe acquisition counts for pediatric body phantoms were relatively corresponded to the clinical study. The appropriate acquisition counts and the pixel size for the planar image were approximately 140 counts per pixel and 1.23-1.35 mm at 5 min acquisition times in 1- and 5-year-old pediatric body phantom studies, respectively. Although the uniformity and the cold contrast did not depend on pixel size and body size, the cold contrast was affected by body size. The RC for SPECT images depended on the performance of SPECT systems, the resolution recovery algorithm and body phantom size.The developed pediatric body phantom could allow us to establish optimal image acquisition and more evidence on renal scintigraphy in pediatric nuclear medicine.

How the maintenance checks of the medical treatment system, including start of work check and the ending check, was effective for preventive maintenance and the safety improvement was verified. In this research, date on the failure of devices in multiple facilities was collected, and the data of the trouble repair record was analyzed by the technique of reliability engineering. An analysis of data on the system (8 general systems, 6 Angio systems, 11 CT systems, 8 MRI systems, 8 RI systems, and the radiation therapy system 9) used in eight hospitals was performed. The data collection period assumed nine months from April to December 2008. Seven items were analyzed. (1) Mean time between failures (MTBF) (2) Mean time to repair (MTTR) (3) Mean down time (MDT) (4) Number found by check in morning (5) Failure generation time according to modality. The classification of the breakdowns per device, the incidence, and the tendency could be understood by introducing reliability engineering. Analysis, evaluation, and feedback on the failure generation history are useful to keep downtime to a minimum and to ensure safety.