Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Introduction: The Importance of Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

   • Sören Mattsson

   Pages 1-3

3. Measurements

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Dose Quantities and Units for Radiation Protection

      • Sören Mattsson, Marcus Söderberg

      Pages 7-18

4. Radiation Biology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Radiobiology for Radiation Protection

      • Peter Bernhardt

      Pages 21-32

   3. Radiobiology and Radiation Dosimetry for the Lens of the Eye

      • Günther Dietze

      Pages 33-45

5. Radiation Dose Estimations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47

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   2. Radiation Exposure of the Embryo/Foetus and the Newborn Child

      • Marie Claire Cantone

      Pages 49-67

6. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Quality Control of Gamma Cameras, SPECT/CT and PET/CT Units

      • Jenny Oddstig, David Minarik, Mikael Gunnarsson

      Pages 71-90

7. Occupational Exposure

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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8. Occupational Exposure

   1. Occupational Exposure: With Special Reference to Skin Doses in Hands and Fingers

      • Adela Carnicer, Mercè Ginjaume, Marta Sans-Merce, Laurent Donadille, Ilona Barth, Filip Vanhavere

      Pages 93-108

   2. Radiation Doses from Patients to Staff Members, Comforters and Caregivers and to the General Population

      • Dejan Žontar

      Pages 109-128

   3. Examples of Shielding Calculations for a PET/CT Installation

      • Markus N. Lonsdale

      Pages 129-136

9. Exposure of the Public

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137

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   2. Release of Patients After Radionuclide Therapy: Radionuclide Releases to the Environment from Hospitals and Patients

      • Sören Mattsson, Christian Bernhardsson

      Pages 139-148

10. Rules of Thumb for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

    1. Front Matter

       Pages 149-149

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    2. Rules of the Thumb and Practical Hints for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

       • Sören Mattsson, Martin Andersson

       Pages 151-159

11. Back Matter

    Pages 161-165

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This book explains clearly and in detail all aspects of radiation protection in nuclear medicine, including measurement quantities and units, detectors and dosimeters, and radiation biology. Discussion of radiation doses to patients and to embryos, fetuses, and children forms a central part of the book. Phantom models, biokinetic models, calculations, and software solutions are all considered, and a further chapter is devoted to quality assurance and reference levels. Occupational exposure also receives detailed attention. Exposure resulting from the production, labeling, and injection of radiopharmaceuticals and from contact with patients is discussed and shielding calculations are explained. The book closes by considering exposure of the public and summarizing the "rules of thumb" for radiation protection in nuclear medicine. This is an ideal textbook for students and a ready source of useful information for nuclear medicine specialists and medical physics experts.

• Radiation doses
• Radiation exposure
• Radiation protection
• Radiopharmaceuticals
• Radiation Physics

• , Dept. of Medical Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Malmö, Sweden

  Sören Mattsson

• Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für, Neuherberg, Germany

  Christoph Hoeschen

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