Published September 23, 2011 | Version v1
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Safety of knee radiosynovectomy with yttrium - 90

Creators

  • 1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 7 Debinki Str., 80-211 Gdansk (Poland)
  • 2. Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Warsaw, Department of Nuclear Medicine (Poland)
  • 3. Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Warsaw, Orthopedics and Traumatology Clinic (Poland)

Description

Radioisotope knee synovectomy is based on an Yttrium - 90 citrate injection (185 - 222 MBq) into the knee joint cavity. The performance of procedure needs participation of a nuclear medicine specialist as well as an orthopedist or a rheumatologist and a technologist, who prepares radiopharmaceuticals. The ionization doses for patients and personnel depend not only on the injected activity, but also on the method and process of injection and the radioactivity measurement procedure used. The aim of this study is the evaluation of the degree of radiation exposure of patients and medical personnel during the performance of therapy with 90Y.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/317/1/012010

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/1742-6596/317/1/012010;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
317
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
[3 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
International Conference on Image Optimisation in Nuclear Medicine (OptiNM)
Dates
23-26 Mar 2011
Place
Ayia Napa (Cyprus)

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43081862
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
BONE JOINTS; CITRATES; DOSES; EVALUATION; INJECTION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENTS; PERFORMANCE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SAFETY; THERAPY; YTTRIUM 90
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARBOXYLIC ACID SALTS; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DRUGS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTAKE; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PERSONNEL; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPES; SKELETON; YTTRIUM ISOTOPES