Nuclear Cardiology: Nuclear Cardiology:

Chapter 18 / Other Laboratory Protocols and Policies 273If patients with similar names have procedures, take extra precautionfor proper identification and attach colored notes to the chart toalert the physician who will be interpreting the study.Revised December 2001Example 5. Nuclear Cardiology Daily Survey Protocol• Area surveys must be performed each day that patients are imaged inthe laboratory.• On weekends and holidays, only surveys of the rooms actually usedare necessary.• All trash bins, linen hampers, and cold needle boxes must be surveyedin each imaging and stress room.• Log the survey results in the Daily Room Survey Log book.• Remember to record background activity and to check the battery ofthe survey meter.• If any trash, linen, or needle boxes are found to be hot (twice background), they must be stored in the lead cabinet in the hot lab fordecay. The box or bag is to be labeled with the date of storage.• Any surface found to be contaminated or hot (twice background) mustbe cleaned and resurveyed. All cleaning should be done usinggloves and blue absorbent pads to prevent further contamination.Collect all absorbent pads and gloves in trash bags to be held fordecay in the lead cabinet in the hotlab. If the area still measuresgreater than 2 mR/h at 1 in., the area must be closed until sufficientdecay occurs to bring the area into specifications. See RadioactiveSpill Procedure or contact the RSO at 8-2950 for more details.• Hot trash or contaminated areas should be brought to the attention ofthe chief technologist.• The technologist performing the surveys must initial the logbook.Revised October 2002Example 6. Nuclear Cardiology Weekly Wipe Test ProcedureTube # Room # Survey Area1 Background2 Background3 Background4 Imaging room 1 Imaging room 1 Floor5 Imaging room 1 Imaging room 1 Work Area6 Imaging room 2 Imaging room 2 Floor