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Editorial
. 2024 Jun 1;45(6):541-545.
doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001843. Epub 2024 May 7.

Commentary on the current status of nuclear medicine medical physics expert support in the UK

James W Scuffham  1 , John C Dickson  2 , Anthony Murray  3 , Glenn D Flux  4 ; UK Heads of Nuclear Medicine Physics Group
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Editorial

Commentary on the current status of nuclear medicine medical physics expert support in the UK

James W Scuffham et al. Nucl Med Commun. .
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Fig. 1
Histogram showing the number of WTE MPEs employed by respondents.
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Fig. 2
Histogram showing respondents’ current MPE staffing WTE expressed as a percentage of the minimum guidance level for their service (based on self-assessment).
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Fig. 3
Correlation between the minimum level of MPE staffing according to departments’ self-assessment and the actual MPEs employed as a percentage of the minimum guideline level.
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Fig. 4
Current WTE MPEs employed (crosses) and self-assessed ranges of WTE required according to guidance (grey bars) for all respondents, ordered by minimum guidance WTE.
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