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11C Dosimetry Scans Should Be Abandoned

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Before a new tracer can be used in clinical research, it is customary to perform dosimetry scans in animals and humans to assess whether the radiation exposure is acceptable. The main parameter to assess the radiation exposure is the effective dose, which is expressed in sieverts and defined as the

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine

DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.257402

Authors: Paolo Zanotti-Fregonara, Adriaan A. Lammertsma, Robert B. Innis

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Radiation Dose and Imaging

Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health