Performance of a device to minimise radiation dose to the hands during radioactive syringe calibration

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 819-825

  Lindner, Oliver ^a   Busch, Frank ^b   Burchert, Wolfgang ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b Mat Test Inst N Rhine Westphalia   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calibration; Nuclear medicine; Radiation monitoring; Radiation protection; Thermoluminescent dosimetry

Indexed keywords

PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; FINGER; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PERFORMANCE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; SYRINGE; TECHNIQUE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

EID: 0038376192     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-003-1175-4     Document Type: Article

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