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Thursday, January 08, 2009

Diagnostic reference levels for medical exposure of patients: ICRP guidance and related ICRU quantities.

30 Oct 2008 In Publication 60 of the International Commission on Radiological Protection reference levels were described as values of measured quantities at which some specified action or decision should be taken. One particular form of reference level, the ... Read more...

Post-mortem considerations of Yttrium-90 90Y microsphere therapy procedures.

30 Oct 2008 Yttrium-90 (Y) microspheres, either in the form of resin beads or glass, are currently used to treat unresectable hepatocellular cancer. It has been discovered that long-lived contaminants, principally Eu and Eu, can be found in the waste generated ... Read more...

Establishing a threshold for 131I bioassay in nuclear medicine personnel.

30 Oct 2008 Since the late 1970's, manufacturers in nuclear medicine have reformulated the I solution to reduce the volatility of the iodine. There has also been an increase in use of the iodide in encapsulated form. Per the requirement of the current U.S. ... Read more...

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• Diagnostic reference levels for medical exposure of patients: ICRP guidance and related ICRU quantities. 30 Oct 2008
• Post-mortem considerations of Yttrium-90 90Y microsphere therapy procedures. 30 Oct 2008
• Establishing a threshold for 131I bioassay in nuclear medicine personnel. 30 Oct 2008
• Methods of evaluating human exposure to electromagnetic fields radiated from operating base stations in Korea. 29 Sep 2008
• Reducing overestimation in reported mobile phone use associated with epidemiological studies. 29 Sep 2008
• Analysis of individual- and school-level clustering of power frequency magnetic fields. 29 Sep 2008
• Recent advances in research relevant to electric and magnetic field exposure guidelines. 29 Sep 2008
• Estimate of doses to the fetus during commercial flights. 29 Sep 2008
• Personal exposure to mobile phone frequencies and well-being in adults: a cross-sectional study based on dosimetry. 30 Aug 2008
• Statistical analysis of personal radiofrequency electromagnetic field measurements with nondetects. 30 Aug 2008
• Effects of weak mobile phone - electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on event related potentials and cognitive functions. 30 Aug 2008
• Effects of weak mobile phone - electromagnetic fields (GSM, UMTS) on well-being and resting EEG. 30 Aug 2008
• Letter from the editors. 30 Aug 2008
• Radiation dosimetry and exposure in nuclear medicine. 30 Aug 2008
• State of the art in nuclear medicine dose assessment. 30 Aug 2008
• Kinetic modeling in support of radionuclide dose assessment. 30 Aug 2008
• Small-scale dosimetry: challenges and future directions. 30 Aug 2008
• Nuclear medicine exposure in the United States, 2005-2007: preliminary results. 30 Aug 2008
• Effects of low level radiation-what's new? 30 Aug 2008
• How to account for uncertainty due to measurement errors in an uncertainty analysis using Monte Carlo simulation. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Body Burden'

Definition: The total amount of a chemical, metal or radioactive substance present at any time after absorption in the body of man or animal.

Descriptor UI: D001822

Alternative terms: Body Burden; Body Burdens; Burden, Body; Burdens, Body;

Related Mesh Headings: Drug Residues; Pesticide Residues;

Tree Number: E05.799.638.231; N06.850.460.200;

History Note: 73(71); only radioactive substances 1971-77

Technical Notes: NIM; not restricted to radioactive substances: applicable to chemical, metal or radioactive substances; no qualif