Objective: The purpose of this paper is to review basic radiation biology and associated
terminology to impart a better understanding of the importance of basic concepts of ionizing …

The purpose of this paper is to review basic radiation biology and associated terminology to
impart a better understanding of the importance of basic concepts of ionizing radiation …

The purpose of this paper is to briefly explain report 160 of the National Council on Radiation
Protection and Measurement and the significance of the report to medical imaging as a …

This article addresses the emerging technology of PET coupled with MRI, or PET/MRI,
which could become the technology of choice in the future for many reasons. Some of these …

The purpose of this article is to address common occupational hazards and safety concerns
of nuclear medicine technologists. There are many possible occupational hazards, but this …

Klein–Nishina scattering cross-sections, Compton scattering, mass attenuation and energy
transfer cross-sections, linear attenuation coefficient and buildup factor of 99.99% pure …

Restructuring of the health care system has brought about stress in health care workers who
are attempting to adapt to change. Although most stress-reduction approaches utilize …

The authors evaluated historical patterns in the types of procedures performed in diagnostic
and therapeutic nuclear medicine and the associated radiation safety practices used from …

Because of the increasing risk of radiological emergencies, public health agencies and first-response
organizations are working to increase their capability of responding. Nuclear …

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), first identified in 1983 as the cause of acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), has created a worldwide pandemic. This article is an …