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Radioactive Tracers Ordering

Important: Order tracer TOI (Time Of Injection) for 45 minutes after scheduled start time.

FDG Orders 

Email Instructions: 

       1. Fill out the CRA Form

       2. Email completed form to the following individuals: 

• To: David Anders (danders@stanford.edu) 
• Cc: Guru Singh (gurus3@stanford.edu), Ka Chun Ho (kaho@stanford.edu), Bin Jiang (binj@stanford.edu) Hai Minh Vu (haivu23@stanford.edu), and Dawn Holley (dholley@stanford.edu) and Andrew Dreisbach (adriesba@stanford.edu) 

Neuraceq Orders 

To order Neuraceq, please contact Sofie (408.842.0520) to first set-up a study-specific account. Please work with your Finance Manager for billing. Sofie will provide a PDF Order Form to be completed, and needs to be sent back via email (w/ PET/MR Technologist cc’d). 

To complete specific fields on the PDF Order Form, please see below: 

• Order Date – Date of Order 
• Injection Date – Date of Study 
• Patient Reference – Subject Identifier (Anonymized) 
• Injection Time – One hour after scheduled time on iLabs 

Guidelines & Policies 

• Orders for Neuraceq should be placed before 2:00 PM PST and at least 2 business days before scheduled scan. 

Novel Tracer Orders (from MIPS Cyclotron) 

Email Instructions: 

       1. Create a new email, and use the following template as the message body:

• Date: 
• Project PTA: 
• CRA: SMH090 
• Pick Up or Drop Off: P021 
• Total Radioactivity Dose: 
• Calibrated Injection Time: (add 30 minutes from iLab scheduled start time) 
• Type of Dose: 
• Type of Scan: Research 
• Study Title: 

      2. For the subject line, include Dose Needed, Study Title, and Scan Date. 

      3. Send the email to the following individuals: 

• To: David Anders (danders@stanford.edu) 
• Cc: Ka Chun Ho (kaho@stanford.edu), & Dawn Holley (dholley@stanford.edu) & Andrew Dreisbach (adriesba@stanford.edu) 
• Other radiopharmacy contacts will need to be added depending on the tracer.  

Dose Prescription Orders (from Nuclear Medicine MD’s) 

Before injection of a PET radiotracer, we must have a signed dose order from a Nuclear Medicine MD on the IRB protocol.  

All order requests must be sent at least one week in advance unless it was scheduled last minute. Expect to obtain the signed dose order(s) within a few days after receiving your request. 

You may include multiple prescriptions for multiple dates.  

Email Instructions: 

       1. Create a new email, and use the following template as the message body: 

• Subject Name: 
• Date of Birth (DOB): 
• MRN: 
• Scan Date: 
• Radiotracer & Amount of Radioactivity: 
• PI 
• IRB Study Title 

       2. For the subject line, enter PET Dose Prescription Request. 

       3. Send the email to the following individuals: 

• To: Denise Villalvazo (dvilla49@stanford.edu) 
• Cc: Dawn Holley (dholley@stanford.edu) & Andrew Dreisbach (adriesba@stanford.edu) 

Data Archiving 

Each study is responsible for storing, encrypting, and archiving their data. Please note that the external hard drive must be compatible with our scanner; visit Amazon for suggested Stanford-IT approved devices. 

Reconstruction & Data Analysis Time 

Please reserve the Recon Computers in Calpendo to ensure your time slot and prevent overlap with other users. To schedule, please see below: 

PMOD Computer 

In Calpendo, schedule under “Analysis Computer Workstation” 

For remote access, please contact Mehdi Khalighi (mkhalighi@stanford.edu) 

Recon Station 

In Calpendo, schedule under “PETMR Workstation.” 

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