The medical use of radiation accounts for approximately 90% of the human-made radiation
dose to which the US population is exposed. Radiation exposure is a concern for those who …

The article is part of the series of articles on radiation protection. You can find further articles
in the special section of the CVIR issue. Radiation exposure during pregnancy is a source of …

Positron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography
(SPECT) are well-established and indispensable imaging modalities in modern medicine …

42 Positron Emission Tomography dose is 0 with an upper-bound 90% confidence limit
between 60 and 100 mSv (6). An effective dose of 200 mSv to adults from their occupation …

Positron emission tomography (PET), after having spent 20 years or more being developed
within the research environment, has now emerged as a clinical diagnostic tool. This means …

The currently increasing number of new radiopharmaceuticals and the increase in individual
patient-dose activity, particularly for single photon emission computer tomography imaging …

Transport, preparation, administration, and imaging of radiopharmaceuticals inevitably
results in low, but non-zero, radiation doses to personnel as well as patients and are thus …

With its short physical half-life and allowing for higher dosage injections, oxygen-15 labeled
water has become increasingly important in many clinical applications. However, the use of …

Serial monitoring of patients was performed to determine the radiation exposure contributed
by patients injected with 67Ga-citrate to their surroundings. Radiology and nursing staff …

Recent changes in Standards for Protection Against Radiation, 10 CFR Part 20, legislated
the long-suggested radiation dose limit of 5 mSv (0.5 rem) for declared pregnant women …