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Physics and Radiation Exposure

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99mTc radiation physics, imaging principles, and standard protocol

Traditional dosimetry 99mTc MIBI, effective dose + dose to gall bladder, etc.

Additional dose by CT in SPECT/CT

Comparison to other myocardial imaging procedures

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Department, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Mark Konijnenberg

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  1. Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastr, Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, Maastricht University Medical Center, P. Debyelaan 25, Maastricht, 6202 AZ, Netherlands

    Jan Bucerius

  2. Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, Bonn, 53127, Germany

    Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar

  3. Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, Bonn, 53127, Germany

    Hans-Jürgen Biersack

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Konijnenberg, M. (2012). Physics and Radiation Exposure. In: Bucerius, J., Ahmadzadehfar, H., Biersack, HJ. (eds) 99mTc-Sestamibi. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04233-1_2

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