Editorial: ALARA in rhTSH-stimulated post-surgical thyroid remnant ablation: What is the lowest reasonably achievable activity?

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1251-1254

  Barbaro, Daniele ^a   Verburg, Frederik A ^b   Luster, Markus ^c   Reiners, Christoph ^b   Rubello, Domenico ^d  

^a Livorno Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131; LEVOTHYROXINE; RECOMBINANT THYROTROPIN; THYROGLOBULIN; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; THYROTROPIN;

CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DOSIMETRY; EDITORIAL; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVITY; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID WEIGHT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR ABLATION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION; ABLATION THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; THYROID GLAND;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 77954952212     PISSN: 16197070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00259-010-1402-8     Document Type: Editorial

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