ICRP publication 135: diagnostic reference levels in medical imaging

E Vañó, DL Miller, CJ Martin, MM Rehani… - Annals of the …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The measurement of quantities related to patient dose for optimisation of protection in
medical imaging with ionising radiation began more than half a century ago. Beginning in …

Dose estimation in pediatric nuclear medicine

FH Fahey, AB Goodkind, D Plyku, K Khamwan… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2017 - Elsevier
The practice of nuclear medicine in children is well established for imaging practically all
physiologic systems but particularly in the fields of oncology, neurology, urology, and …

Mutated thyroid hormone transporter OATP1C1 associates with severe brain hypometabolism and juvenile neurodegeneration

P Strømme, S Groeneweg, EC Lima de Souza… - Thyroid, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: Thyroid hormones (TH) are essential for brain development and function. The
TH transporters monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) and organic anion transporter1 C1 …

[HTML][HTML] Implementation of quality systems in nuclear medicine: why it matters. An outcome analysis (quality management audits in nuclear medicine Part III)

M Dondi, D Paez, L Torres, M Marengo… - Seminars in nuclear …, 2018 - Elsevier
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) developed a comprehensive program—
Quality Management Audits in Nuclear Medicine (QUANUM). This program covers all …

Global issues of radiopharmaceutical access and availability: a nuclear medicine global initiative project

CS Cutler, E Bailey, V Kumar… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative was formed in 2012 by 13 international organizations
to promote human health by advancing the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging …

Defining optimal tracer activities in pediatric oncologic whole-body 18F-FDG-PET/MRI

S Gatidis, H Schmidt, C La Fougere, K Nikolaou… - European journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To explore the feasibility of reducing administered tracer activities and to assess
optimal activities for combined 18 F-FDG-PET/MRI in pediatric oncology. Methods 30 18 F …

Lifetime attributable risk as an alternative to effective dose to describe the risk of cancer for patients in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine

M Andersson, K Eckerman… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The aim of this study is to implement lifetime attributable risk (LAR) predictions of cancer for
patients of various age and gender, undergoing diagnostic investigations or treatments in …

[HTML][HTML] Paediatric nuclear medicine practice: an international survey by the IAEA

GL Poli, L Torres, M Coca, M Veselinovic… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) decided to initiate a survey
to evaluate the current status of the practice of paediatric nuclear medicine worldwide, with …

Calculation of absorbed dose in paediatric phantoms using Monte Carlo techniques for 18F-FDG and 99mTc-DMSA and the new TIAC

CVG Ferreira, BM Mendes, L Paixão, TVM Lima… - Applied Radiation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The radiopharmaceuticals most commonly used in nuclear medicine are 18 F-FDG and 99
m Tc-DMSA, both of which are administered to paediatric and adult patients using the same …

Lung ventilation/perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in infants and children with nonembolic chronic pulmonary disorders

A Sanchez-Crespo - Seminars in Nuclear Medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides high contrast three
dimensional images of the regional distribution of a radiotracer. SPECT is a widely used …