Minimizing and communicating radiation risk in pediatric nuclear medicine

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 13-24

  Fahey, Frederic H ^a,b   Treves, S Ted ^a,b   Adelstein, S James ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dosimetry; Pediatrics; Radiation risk; Radiobiology

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE ETHYL ESTER TC 99M; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; MERTIATIDE TC 99M; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CYSTOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON; FLUOROSCOPY; GAMMA RADIATION; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENT; PEDIATRICS; POSITRON; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION HAZARD; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOMETRY; RISK;

EID: 84862699256     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.109.069609     Document Type: Article

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