Reductions in finger doses for radiopharmaceutical dispensing afforded by a syringe shield and an automatic dose dispenser

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Montgomery, A ^a   Anstee, D E ^a   Martin, C J ^a   Hilditch, T E ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; DRUG ACCUMULATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITOR; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELD;

EID: 0032893769     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006231-199902000-00013     Document Type: Article

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