Risks and safety aspects related to PET/MR examinations

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 36, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 131-138

  Brix, Gunnar ^a,b   Nekolla, Elke A ^a   Nosske, Dietmar ^a   Griebel, Jürgen ^a  

^a BUNDESAMT FÜR STRAHLENSCHUTZ   (Germany)

^b Abteilung fur Medizinische Strahlenhygiene und Dosimetrie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic fields; Ionizing radiation; PET MR examinations; Safety aspects

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA N 13; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; METHIONINE C 11; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; RUBIDIUM CHLORIDE RB 82; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER O 15;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION, IONIZING; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; RISK; SAFETY;

EID: 60549100491     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-008-0937-4     Document Type: Article

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