Uhrhan, K., Drzezga, A. and Sudbrock, F. (2014). THE PATIENTAS A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE: AN INTERCOMPARISON OF SURVEY METERS FOR MEASUREMENTS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE. Radiat. Prot. Dosim., 162 (1-2). S. 101 - 105. OXFORD: OXFORD UNIV PRESS. ISSN 1742-3406

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Abstract

In this work, the radiation exposure in nuclear medicine is evaluated by measuring dose rates in the proximity of patients and those in close contact to sources like capsules and syringes. A huge number of different survey meters (SMs) are offered commercially. This topic has recently gained interest since dosemeters and active personal dosemeters (APD) for the new dose quantities (ambient and directional dose equivalent) have become available. One main concern is the practical use of SMs and APD in daily clinical routines. Therefore, the radiation field of four common radiopharmaceuticals containing F-18, Y-90, (99)mTc and I-131 in radioactive sources or after application to the patient was determined. Measurements were carried out with different SMs and for several distances. Dose rates decline significantly with the distance to the patient, and with some restrictions, APD can be used as SMs.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
CreatorsEmailORCIDORCID Put Code
Uhrhan, K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Drzezga, A.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sudbrock, F.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-423859
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncu238
Journal or Publication Title: Radiat. Prot. Dosim.
Volume: 162
Number: 1-2
Page Range: S. 101 - 105
Date: 2014
Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Place of Publication: OXFORD
ISSN: 1742-3406
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
RADIATION-EXPOSURE; I-131; ENVIRONMENT; TC-99M; F-18Multiple languages
Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Nuclear Science & Technology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical ImagingMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/42385

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