An assessment of finger doses received by staff while preparing and injecting radiopharmaceuticals

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 785-790

  Hastings, D L ^a   Hillel, P G ^a,b   Jeans, S P ^a   Waller, M L ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IODOHIPPURATE SODIUM I 123; LIDOFENIN; MERTIATIDE TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FINGER; HUMAN; INJECTION; IONIZATION CHAMBER; STAFF; SYRINGE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER;

FINGERS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HIPPURATES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SYRINGES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MERTIATIDE;

EID: 0030767050     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-199708000-00013     Document Type: Article

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