Application of ICRP-103 in the calculation of effective dose associated to nuclear medicine tests

• Published in: Revista española de medicina nuclear Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 114 - 121
• Main Authors: Pujades Claumarchirant, M C, Martí Vidal, J F, Olivas Arroyo, C, Bello Arqués, P, Mateo Navarro, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: 01.05.2010

OBJECTIVERe-evaluate the effective dose (E) of typical nuclear medicine procedures using the new ICRP-103 weighting factors and the latest dosimetry data and relate E with Background Equivalent Radiation Time (BERT).MATERIAL AND METHODSEffective dose associated with radiopharmaceuticals and nuclear...