Mada Marius Ovidiu, Hindmarch Paula, Stirling James, Davies James, Brian David, Barnes Anna, Hammers Alexander, Gulliver Nick, Herholz Karl, O'Brien John, Taylor John-Paul
University of Cambridge, Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre, Box 65, Adrian Way, Cambridge, CB20QQ UK.
2Positron Emission Tomography Centre, Newcastle University, Building 15, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE UK.
Eur J Hybrid Imaging. 2020;4(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s41824-019-0070-6. Epub 2020 Jan 23.
After the success of PET/CT as a clinical diagnostic tool, the introduction of PET/MRI is a natural development aimed at further improving combined diagnostic imaging and reduced ionising radiation dose for half-body imaging. As with PET and CT, the combination of PET and MRI presents a series of issues that need to be addressed regarding workforce training and education. At present, there is a lack of agreement over the competencies, training requirements and educational pathways needed for PET/MRI operation. In the UK, following the establishment of the MR-PET imaging network, a task force was created to investigate the status of the workforce training, identify gaps and make recommendations regarding staff training. To do this, we ran a national survey on the status of the workforce training and the local practices across the UK's seven PET/MRI sites, reviewed the literature, and convened a panel of experts, to assess all the evidence and make recommendations regarding PET/MRI competencies and training of nuclear medicine technologists and radiographers.
There is limited literature available specifically on competencies and training for technologists and radiographers. The recommendations on the topic needed revisiting and adapting to the UK MR-PET network. The online survey confirmed the need for developing PET/MRI competencies and training pathways. Local organisational structures and practices were shared across the seven sites, based on models derived from experience outside the UK. The panel of experts agreed on the need for PET/MRI competencies and training strategies. Professional organisations started collaborative discussions with partners from both Nuclear Medicine and Radiography to set training priorities. Multidisciplinary collaboration and partnership were suggested as a key to a successful implementation of competencies and training.
The report identified the need for establishing competencies for the PET/MRI workforce, particularly for technologists and radiographers. It also helped defining these competencies as well as identifying the demand for bespoke training and the development of local and national courses to be implemented to fulfil this new training need.
在正电子发射断层显像/计算机断层扫描（PET/CT）作为临床诊断工具取得成功之后，正电子发射断层显像/磁共振成像（PET/MRI）的引入是一项自然的发展，旨在进一步改善联合诊断成像，并降低半身成像的电离辐射剂量。与PET和CT一样，PET与MRI的结合带来了一系列关于工作人员培训和教育的问题，需要加以解决。目前，对于PET/MRI操作所需的能力、培训要求和教育途径，尚无统一意见。在英国，随着磁共振-正电子发射断层显像成像网络的建立，成立了一个特别工作组，以调查工作人员培训状况，找出差距，并就员工培训提出建议。为此，我们对英国七个PET/MRI站点的工作人员培训状况和当地做法进行了全国性调查，查阅了文献，并召集了一个专家小组，以评估所有证据，并就PET/MRI能力以及核医学技术人员和放射技师的培训提出建议。
专门针对技术人员和放射技师的能力及培训的文献有限。关于该主题的建议需要重新审视并适用于英国的磁共振-正电子发射断层显像网络。在线调查证实了制定PET/MRI能力和培训途径的必要性。基于从英国以外地区的经验得出的模式，七个站点分享了当地的组织结构和做法。专家小组一致认为需要PET/MRI能力和培训策略。专业组织开始与核医学和放射摄影领域的合作伙伴进行合作讨论，以确定培训重点。多学科合作和伙伴关系被认为是成功实施能力和培训的关键。
该报告确定了为PET/MRI工作人员，特别是技术人员和放射技师建立能力的必要性。它还有助于明确这些能力，以及确定对定制培训的需求，以及开发当地和国家课程以满足这一新的培训需求。
