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Dose rates around and at the surface of disposable polypropylene syringes of 1 and 2 ml volume filled with 99mTc and 131I solutions were determined by thermoluminescence dosimetry. Data for the efficacy of 0.5 and 1 mm lead shielding of 99mTc and for the dose contribution due to β− -radiation from 131I are given.
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Schmidt, W., Nowotny, R., Kletter, K. et al. Radiation exposure due to 99mTc and 131I manipulated in syringes. Eur J Nucl Med 4, 389–391 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263310
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263310