Detection of 154Eu in patients post 153Sm-EDTMP therapy using a clinical gamma camera

Health Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 537-541

  Hayes, Justin J ^a   Pfund, John ^a   Zouain, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a MeritCare Roger Maris Cancer Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPIUM; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; RADIOISOTOPE; SAMARIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAMETHYLENEPHOSPHONATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; HUMAN; INJECTION; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA;

ARTIFACTS; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; EUROPIUM; GAMMA CAMERAS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 76949084064     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HP.0b013e3181be3610     Document Type: Article

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