Comparison of three cold kit reconstitution techniques for the reduction of hand radiation dose

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 761-768

  Bogsrud, T V ^a   Herold, T J ^a   Hung, J C ^a   Mahoney, D W ^b  

^a Department of Diagnostic Radiology ^*  (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ROBOTICS; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EVALUATION STUDIES; HAND; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; ROBOTICS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI;

EID: 0032724805     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199908000-00011     Document Type: Article

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