Optimised tracer-dependent dosage cards to obtain weight-independent effective doses

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 581-588

  Jacobs, F ^a   Thierens, H ^b   Piepsz, A ^c   Bacher, K ^b   Van De Wiele, C ^a   Ham, H ^a   Dierckx, R A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Count rate; Dosage card; Effective dose; MIRDOSE; Radiation risk

Indexed keywords

2 THYMIDINE C 11; AMMONIA N 13; CARBON DIOXIDE C 11; CARBON DIOXIDE O 15; CARBON MONOXIDE C 11; CARBON MONOXIDE O 15; EDETATE CHROMIUM CR 51; FLUORINE 18; GALLIUM CITRATE GA 67; GLUTAMIC ACID N 13; INOSINE PHOSPHATE I 123; IODOHIPPURATE SODIUM I 123; LEUKOCYTE IN 111; METHYLTHYMIDINE C 11; NITROGEN 13; OXYGEN 15; PENTETATE INDIUM IN 111; PENTETATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; SPIPERONE C 11; STRONTIUM 89; SUCCIMER TC 99M; THROMBOCYTE IN 111; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN B 12 CO 57; VITAMIN B 12 CO 58; WATER O 15;

ACCURACY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PHANTOM; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BODY BURDEN; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 24044503373     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-004-1708-5     Document Type: Article

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