Suggestion of a national diagnostic reference level for 18F-FDG/PET scans in adult cancer patients in Brazil

Suggestion of a national diagnostic reference level for 18F-FDG/PET scans in adult cancer patients in Brazil

Objective To suggest a national value for the diagnostic reference level (DRL) in terms of activity in MBq.kg–1, for nuclear medicine procedures with fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) in whole body positron emission tomography (PET) scans of adult patients. Materials and Methods A survey on values of 1...

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Main Authors: Cassio Miri Oliveira, Lidia Vasconcellos de Sa, Thessa Cristina Alonso, Teogenes Augusto da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem 2013-09-01
Series:Radiologia Brasileira
Subjects:
Nuclear medicine
Positron emission tomography
Diagnostic reference level
Radiopharmaceutical 18F-FDG
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