Bremsstrahlung radiation exposure from pure β-ray emitters

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1024-1028

  Zanzonico, Pat B ^a,b   Binkert, Barbara L ^a   Goldsmith, Stanley J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ray emitters; Bremsstrahlung; Release criteria

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH; CALCIUM 45; ERBIUM 169; PHOSPHORUS 32; PROMETHIUM; RADIOISOTOPE; STRONTIUM 89; SULFUR 35; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; BREMS RADIATION; CALCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY;

BETA RAYS; GAMMA RAYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 0033029005     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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