Accurate dose calibrator activity measurement of 90Y-ibritumomab tiuxetan

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 450-454

  Siegel, Jeffry A ^a   Zimmerman, Brian E ^b   Kodimer, Kory ^c   Dell, Mary A ^d   Simon, William E ^e  

^a Nuclear Physics Enterprises   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CARDINAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d Capintec Inc   (United States)

^e Sun Nuclear Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

90Y measurement; Dose calibrator; Ibritumomab tiuxetan

Indexed keywords

IBRITUMOMAB TIUXETAN; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BETA RADIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BETA RAYS; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MULTICENTER STUDIES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342655736     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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