Simulation is a promising method for improving clinician performance, enhancing team
training, increasing patient safety, and preventing errors. Training scenarios to enrich …

Bio-medical waste (BMW) is very imperative. There are well defined set of rules for handling
BMW worldwide. Unfortunately, laxity and lack of adequate training and awareness, in …

Medical health physics is the profession dedicated to the protection of healthcare providers,
members of the public, and patients from unwarranted radiation exposure. Medical health …

This study assesses the effectiveness of using everyday cleaning agents for the radioactive
decontamination of wet 99mTc-pertechnetate spills in the nuclear medicine department …

Radiation protection is a leading and rapidly developing area of medical physics and society
as evidenced by the emphasis hospitals and medical organizations are placing on radiation …

Whole body bone scan with Technetium-99m MDP (methylene diphosphate) can detect
bony lesions due to altered osteoblastic activity. Non-physiologic or increased radiotracer …

The inappropriate treatment of bio-medical waste has major environmental consequences in
terms of contamination of the air, water, and land. Pollutants may be categorised as …

Contamination, a Major Problem in Nuclear Medicine Imaging: How to Investigate, Handle, and
Avoid It | Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Skip to main content Main menu Home …

Objective: We present 3 cases of suspected radioisotope urinary contamination that
occurred on a single day. Because net clearance is via the kidneys, the injected dose is …

Practitioners in radiation medicine and medical health physicists must be knowledgeable in
the principles of radiation safety and in the applications of radiation in medicine. Advances …