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Editorial
. 2020 Aug;47(9):2048-2053.
doi: 10.1007/s00259-020-04848-1.

Nuclear medicine services after COVID-19: gearing up back to normality

H L Huang  1   2 , G Gnanasegaran  3 , D Paez  4 , S Fanti  5 , M Hacker  6 , M Sathekge  7 , H S Bom  8 , J J Cerci  9 , A Chiti  10 , X Lan  11 , K Herrmann  12 , A M Scott  13 , S Vinjamuri  14 , S Dorbala  15 , E Estrada  4 , O Pellet  4 , P Orellana  4 , N El-Haj  4 , F Giammarile  4 , M Abdel-Wahab  4 , Jamshed Bomanji  16
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Editorial

Nuclear medicine services after COVID-19: gearing up back to normality

H L Huang et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2020 Aug.

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  • Correction to: Nuclear medicine services after COVID-19: gearing up back to normality.
    Huang HL, Gnanasegaran G, Paez D, Fanti S, Hacker M, Sathekge M, Bom HS, Cerci JJ, Chiti A, Lan X, Herrmann K, Scott AM, Vinjamuri S, Dorbala S, Estrada E, Pellet O, Orellana P, El-Haj N, Giammarile F, Abdel-Wahab M, Bomanji J. Huang HL, et al. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2020 Aug;47(9):2220. doi: 10.1007/s00259-020-04884-x. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2020. PMID: 32462399 Free PMC article.
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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Proposed step-wise reopening schedule for a large nuclear medicine department. It should be noted that these are based on consensus only, and responsibility lies with each nuclear medicine department to ensure their written policy adheres to that outlined by National Public Health Guidance or recommendations in their respective countries and institutions. In case of 2nd wave of COVID-19 infection, revert back to “amber” or “red” phase as appropriate. 2ww, 2-week wait; GPs, general medical practitioners; GA, general anesthesia; RAG rating, R (red) A (amber) G (green); ++ slots, additional slots; BAU, business as usual; WFH, work from home
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Suggested checklist for recovery phase post-COVID-19 pandemic. It should be noted that these are based on consensus only, and responsibility lies with each nuclear medicine department to ensure their written policy adheres to that outlined by National Public Health Guidance or recommendations in their respective countries and institutions
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