Published 2011
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Journal article
Review: radioprotection applied in Nuclear Medicine
Creators
- 1. Dancosi Nuclear Ltda., Salvador, BA (Brazil)
- 2. Hospital Santa Izabel, Salvador, BA (Brazil). Santa Casa de Misericordia da Bahia
- 3. Monte Tabor - Hospital Sao Rafael, Salvador, BA (Brazil)
Description
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the potential causes of exposure to ionizing radiation in a nuclear medicine facility, identifying the causes of common errors in the clinical routine, how to avoid these errors and study good radioprotection practices based on the national law and international documents. (author)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (Portuguese)
- Revisao: radioprotecao aplicada a Medicina Nuclear
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revista Brasileira de Fisica Medica
- Journal Volume
- 4
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 47-52
- ISSN
- 2176-8978
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Brazil
- Country of Input or Organization
- Brazil
- INIS RN
- 42073033
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANNUAL LIMIT OF INTAKE; BIOPHYSICS; DECONTAMINATION; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISTANCE; DOSIMETRY; ETHICAL ASPECTS; FALLOUT; GAMMA CAMERAS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SCINTISCANNING; TRACER TECHNIQUES
- Descriptors DEC
- CAMERAS; CLEANING; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DRUGS; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MEDICINE; PHYSICS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; SAFETY STANDARDS; STANDARDS