Published November 1981 | Version v1
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Radiation safety in nuclear medicine: a practical guide

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Description

Discussions are presented of various aspects of radiation safety as they related to nuclear medicine installations. Included in the discussions are: the regulation of radioactive material used in medicine; safe design of nuclear medicine laboratories; personnel radiation exposure monitoring; receiving and monitoring radioacive shipments; radiation safety during radiopharmaceutical preparation; accurate assay of administered activity; administration of radiopharmaceuticals to patients; handling patients after administration of radiopharmaceuticals; waste disposal regulations; and radiation accidents and emergencies

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Dept. of Human Services, Rockville, MD 20857.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
76 p.
Report number
FDA--82-8180

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
13671803
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Descriptors DEI
CHEMICAL PREPARATION; CONTAMINATION REGULATIONS; EMERGENCY PROVISIONS; HOT LABS; MANUALS; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PATIENTS; PERSONNEL MONITORING; RADIATION ACCIDENTS; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGICAL PERSONNEL; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SAFETY; SPECIFICATIONS; TRANSPORT
Descriptors DEC
ACCIDENTS; DOCUMENT TYPES; DRUGS; ISOTOPES; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LAW; MANAGEMENT; MEDICINE; MONITORING; PERSONNEL; RADIATION MONITORING; REGULATIONS; SYNTHESIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT