Many analog gamma cameras in Russia are rather long-used equipment. With time there is a growing risk of their failure due to the faults in firmware which may be caused by the damaged outdated equipment.

The reliability of software and hardware may be significantly increased by replacing the unique data boards which process signals fed from gamma cameras, by analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), such as E20-10 or similar, with USB connection to computer

Signals from the ADC are then processed by the handler program and recorded on the hard disc for further processing. This solution helps to minimize the risk of failure and makes Nuclear Medicine Departments sustainable