SUS in nuclear medicine in Brazil: analysis and comparison of data provided by Datasus and CNEN.OBJECTIVE
 Data provided by Datasus regarding number of scintillation chambers, outpatient procedures performed from 2008 to 2012, administrative responsibility for such procedures, type of service providers and outsourced services were retrieved and evaluated.  Datasus provides relevant data for analysis as done in the present study, although some issues still require attention. 
Datasus
SUS in nuclear medicine in Brazil: analysis and comparison of data provided by Datasus and CNEN.OBJECTIVE
 To investigate the outpatient access to nuclear medicine procedures by means of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS), analyzing the correspondence between data provided by this system and those from Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear (CNEN) (National Commission of Nuclear Energy).


 Also, such data were compared with those from institutions certified by CNEN.


 However, many healthcare facilities are not certified by CNEN.



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