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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006580503321

Titolo

Management of radionuclide therapy patients

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bethesda, MD, : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c2007

ISBN

1-4356-0576-4

1-60119-488-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (266 p.)

Collana

NCRP report ; ; no. 155

Disciplina

615.8/42

Soggetti

Radiotherapy - Standards - United States

Radiotherapy - United States - Safety measures

Radiation - Safety regulations - United States

Radiotherapy - standards

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Radiation Protection - methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements; December 11, 2006."

"Prepared by NCRP Scientific Committee 91-1 on Precautions in the Management of Patients Who Have Received Therapeutic Amounts of Radioactivity"--Pref.

Supersedes NCRP Report No. 37, Precautions in the Management of Patients Who Have Received Therapeutic Amounts of Radionuclides, 1970.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-224) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Radiation safety program in a medical facility -- 3. Radiopharmaceutical therapy -- 4. Brachytherapy -- 5. Facility design -- 6. Changes in medical status of the radioactive patient -- Appendix A. Patient-Release Criteria -- Appendix B. Examples of the Application of the Operational Equations Given in Appendix A -- Appendix C. Quality Assurance for High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Applications -- Appendix D. Shielding for High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Facilities -- Glossary -- Symbols and Acronyms -- References -- The NCRP -- NCRP Publications -- Index.