The latest Webinar Wednesday session focused on the specialized area of nuclear medicine providing expert insights to help HTM professionals protect and maintain this valuable piece of medical equipment.
Craig Diener’s presentation “Protecting Your Nuclear Medicine Imaging System Investment” sponsored by Universal Medical Resources Inc. drew 170 pre-registered attendees. The webinar served as a reminder on how to maintain nuclear medicine equipment while providing a solid introduction for those not accustomed to servicing this advanced imaging systems.
“Although I don’t work on nuclear medicine imaging systems, I thought that the general principles of maintenance for them are similar to other types of equipment that I do work on. It’s always good to review what kinds of things to look out for when maintaining equipment,” J. Wilkolak wrote in a webinar survey.
Diener, a senior product manager at Universal Medical Resources Inc. (UMRi), has 22 years of experience in nuclear medicine, including 19 years with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in various capacities including product technician, production management, system procurement and asset management and product management.
In his Webinar Wednesday presentation, Diener discussed ways to protect nuclear medicine imaging equipment by monitoring environmental conditions that could harm camera operation. He also discussed protection through maintaining the appropriate power quality. He reviewed preventive maintenance processes. He also discussed how to utilize critical product recovery (CPR) for backing up camera data.
Environmental concerns are an important aspect of keeping devices performing. Diener discussed how temperature, humidity and weather fluctuations can impact nuclear medicine equipment. He stressed the importance of the fan as “the most important part” of a nuclear medicine device. He covered ways to maintain the fans to keep the device running in a efficient manner. Other areas addressed in the webinar included proper shielding, power quality, preventive maintenance and establishing a daily/weekly quality routine.
He also touched on service contracts and end of service notifications during the webinar.
TechNation’s Webinar Wednesday continues to be a popular spot for free educational presentations with 6,038 registrations in 2015 with an average of 431 attendees per webinar.
To view a recording of the webinar and for information about upcoming presentations, visit 1technation.com/webinars.