Objective: The use of 18F-FDG for clinical PET studies increases technologist radiation dose
exposure because of the higher γ-radiation energy of this isotope than of other conventional …

Objective: The use of PET in Australia has grown rapidly. We conducted a prospective study
of the radiation exposure of technologists working in PET and evaluated the occupational …

Significant staff exposure is generally expected during PET-and PET/CT applications. Whole-
body doses as well as extremity doses are usually higher per procedure compared with …

We investigated radiation exposure of patients undergoing whole-body 18F-FDG PET/CT
examinations at 4 hospitals equipped with different tomographs. Methods: Patient doses …

The first dedicated PET/CT centre in Norway was established at the Norwegian
Radiumhospital in Oslo in 2005. Knowing that the introductions of PET-isotopes in nuclear …

The increasing numbers of PET studies for routine diagnosis creates a real hazard to
radiation workers. The aim of this study is to estimate the annual whole-body and finger …

Radiation doses to one PET technologist performing 100 18 F FDG (18 F
fluorodeoxyglucose) imaging procedures were measured in a clinical setting using two …

The administered dose of 18F-FDG can be greatly reduced using body mass index (BMI)
instead of the patient's weight, without diminishing image quality. We have focused on …

With PET becoming more widely used, there is an increase in the number of imaging centers
being forced to rely on distant suppliers of 18F-FDG. Because of the large distances …

The aim of this study was to determine the non-extremity gamma dose received by a
technician while performing an ordinary nuclear medicine procedure or a static (ie without …