Published July 1998 | Version v1
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Problems with the assessment of internal radiation doses from radioactive tumor tracers

Creators

  • 1. Dept. of Biomedical Engineering and Physics, Univ. of Vienna (Austria)
  • 2. Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Univ. of Vienna (Austria)
  • 3. L. Boltzmann Institute of Nuclear Medicine, Vienna (Austria)

Description

Radioactive tracers are used in diagnostic nuclear medicine for the detection of malign tissues and in nuclear medical therapy for destroying the cells of these tissues

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Medical Physics
Journal Volume
23
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 194-195
ISSN
0971-6203

Conference

Title
International conference on medical physics; 19. annual conference on medical physics
Dates
6-9 Nov 1998
Place
New Delhi (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
31038908
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANIMAL TISSUES; DIAGNOSIS; INDIUM 111; IODINE 123; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION DOSES; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; TRACER TECHNIQUES
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; DOSES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INDIUM ISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MONITORING; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY

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