Individual monitoring can provide an estimate of the radioactivity present in the body of the
exposed individuals. Periodic monitoring of occupationally exposed individuals is of great …

Mathematical modelling is an important part of nuclear medicine. Therefore, several
chapters of this book have been dedicated towards describing this topic. In these chapters …

This article reviews the essential considerations in planning and designing nuclear
medicine departments. There are four proposed categories to consider as' shielding …

The self-attenuation of a patient's body is an important factor in nuclear medicine for
designing radiation shielding. Taiwanese reference man (TRM) and Taiwanese reference …

Technetium-99m sestamibi (MIBI), or 99mTc-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile, is a
radiopharmaceutical used for assessing cardiac pathologies. 99mTc belongs to the category …

From a radiation protection point of view, nuclear medicine is a complex medical specialty
that includes both radionuclide and radiopharmaceutical production and patient diagnostics …

The air kerma rate constant values for different radionuclides are often used in radiation
shielding calculations, calibration of instruments, estimating the absorbed dose from …

Nas instalações de Medicina Nuclear, os projetos de blindagem consistem no cálculo de
barreiras a serem adicionadas nas paredes de salas que abrigarão pacientes injetados …

Miomas uterinos podem ser definidos como tumores benignos que atingem quase metade
das mulheres em idade fértil, podendo ser classificados como assintomáticos ou …

[en] The main goal of this work is the development of an analytical methodology for the
calculation of shielding for nuclear medicine facilities. Nuclear medicine uses a large …