Published June 10, 1989
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Journal article
Radioactive patients
Description
A brief article considers the risks to others from patients who have been given radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic or therapeutic reasons. Greater risks come from giving 131I therapeutically than 99Tc diagnostically. The interpretation of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1985 for clinical applications is also briefly discussed. (UK)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- British Medical Journal
- Journal Volume
- 298
- Journal Issue
- 6687
- Series
- Br. Med. J.
- Journal Page Range
- 1538-1539
- ISSN
- 0007-1447
- CODEN
- BMJOA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 21013970
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; IODINE 131; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION HAZARDS; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY; TECHNETIUM 99; UNSEALED SOURCES
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DRUGS; HAZARDS; HEALTH HAZARDS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTO; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION SOURCES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; THERAPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES