RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evaluation of Radiation Exposure from an Automated Tc-99m Dispensing System
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 23
OP 24
VO 7
IS 1
A1 Williams, Craig C.
A1 Sodd, Vincent J.
A1 Branson, Byron M.
YR 1979
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/7/1/23.abstract
AB Fingertip exposures using mini-thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) were obtained from an automated technetium dispenser and were compared to the exposures obtained from manual preparation of doses—including generator elution, kit preparation, syringe filling, and individual dose assays. The automated dispenser reduces radiation exposure four-fold compared to the manual use of syringe shields, and fourteen-fold compared to unshielded syringes. Although the device had some limitations, research into this type of device should be continued.