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Title: Sources and magnitude of occupational and public exposures from nuclear medicine procedures

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:238513

This Report addresses the sources of exposures incurred in the practice of nuclear medicine and provides the necessary data to evaluate the magnitude of exposures to those directly associated with that practice and to those who provide nursing care to the patients containing radiopharmaceuticals. Exposure to members of the public are also addressed. The primary emphasis of this Report is on these individuals and not on the patient, since the patient receives the direct benefit from the nuclear medicine procedure. It is recognized that the patient also receives the bulk of any potential radiation decrement.

Research Organization:
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (United States)
OSTI ID:
238513
Report Number(s):
NCRP-124; TRN: 96:012875
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 11 Mar 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English