Occupational radiation dose associated with Rb-82 myocardial perfusion positron emission tomography imaging

Journal of Nuclear Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 378-384

  Schleipman, A Robert ^a   Castronovo Jr , Frank P ^a   Di Carli, Marcelo F ^a   Dorbala, Sharmila ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise stress testing; Myocardial perfusion imaging; positron emission tomography; rubidium 82, radiation dose

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RUBIDIUM 82;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; EMERGENCY CARE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHARMACOLOGIC STRESS TESTING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REST;

EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MYOCARDIUM; PERFUSION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33746988627     PISSN: 10713581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nuclcard.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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