basic physics and radiation safety in nuclear medicine

... , Minh Khoi Le 2 , Vicki Le 2 and Natalie Nha-Truc Le 2 Abstract: Methods of increasing the performance of radionuclide generators used in nuclear medicine radiotherapy and SPECT/PET imaging ... Methods of Increasing the Performance of Radionuclide Generators Used in Nuclear Medicine: Daughter Nuclide Build-Up Optimisation, Elution-Purification-Concentration Integration, and Effective ... been recorded from both the impure and product radionuclides The Compton background and coincidence gamma rays are the main interferences causing an increase in the detection limit of the impure

Ngày tải lên: 15/10/2022, 11:30

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Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 14:20

... found in tissue engineering arenow increasingly integrated in the scientometric landscape of regenerativemedicine Tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field in its own right.Advances in multiple ... Expert opinion: While research in induced pluripotent stem cells remains themost prominent area in the field of regenerative medicine, research related to clinical and therapeutic applications in regenerative ... graphene,regenerative medicine, review, scientometrics, tissue engineering Expert Opin Biol Ther (2014) 14(9):1295-1317 1 Introduction The fast-growing interdisciplinary field of regenerative medicine offers

Ngày tải lên: 23/08/2017, 20:38

... shielding devices and the caution exercised in handling and administering the the fingers from contamination Barrall and Smith (1976) indicated skin Newer estimates reported by Kereiakes (1992) indicate ... radioiodine thyroid cancer patients In general, personnel monitoring along with training in good radiation safety practice and adherence to radiation safety protocols, such as those described in NCRP ... gland), is a routinely used procedure in nuclear medicine In contrast, surgery requires hospitalization and has higher associated mortality, morbidity and expense A third segment of nuclear medicine

Ngày tải lên: 20/09/2017, 21:46

... path breaking essay on integral business intelligence Syed Zain ul Abdin is PhD scholar in Lahore Business School, University of Lahore and he is working as Lecturer in Lahore Business School ... telemedicine for rural areas in Pakistan 78.9% doctors agreed that telemedicine will save travelling time and money for availing expert opinion However, 30.6% doctors agreed that Telemedicine ... more and more patients would be getting the much needed medical help at the fraction of cost in their own environment This paper explains the telemedicine and telemedicine in the developing nations

Ngày tải lên: 15/01/2020, 23:36

... ofblepharoplasty, fat grafting, laser resurfacing, and of course SMAS repositioningwith skin removal So why would there be initial resistance to the concept?There have been so many innovations in the world of cosmetic medicine, and notall ... First, “do no harm” and the pursuit of a clinical solution originate in the art ofreconstruction and restorative medicine I have been blessed to be surrounded bytruly incredible minds, starting with the ... record Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA, GaldermaLaboratories, L.P.) became FDA approved in 2009, followed by Xeomin(incobotulinumtoxinA, Merz, Inc.) in July 2011 (see Product Index (p 169)).Although these three formulations are not interchangeable, and reportedly cannot

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2020, 03:03

... contained herein Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media ( www.springer.com ) Germany Trang 6 In memory of Brigitta Pfi ster, who died tragically in ... x-rays, and the biologic effects of radiation became quickly apparent through signs of dam-age of the skin Radiation-induced dermatitis was reported in March 1896 and depilation and pigmentation in ... when the clinic was founded in 1916 and followed Bloch in 1933 as Director of the Clinic and ordinary professor for dermatology in Zurich (Fig 1.9 ) As assistant professor at the clinic of Bruno

Ngày tải lên: 21/01/2020, 16:18

... Fig.9.3).Botulinum Toxins Botulinum toxins (Botox, OnabotulinumtoxinA, Allergan; Dysport,abobotulinumtoxinA, Balderma Laboratories LP; Xeomin,incobotulinumtoxinA, Mert North America, Inc.) are routinely ... with preservative containing saline andlidocaine plain The intradermal tumescence of the skin does seem to create alasting effect, in terms of collagen stimulation and enhancing the effect ofenergy-based ... surface texture and biologicalfunctioning of the skin and its intrinsic elasticity remain unchanged If skin ispulled tighter, there is no change in the aging composition of the skin itself.Energy-based devices stimulate the production of collagen and elastin, resulting

Ngày tải lên: 22/01/2020, 22:30

... risk factor and hence accounting for the higher incidence of this cancer in sun-exposed areas mostly including the head, neck, and arms There are also other known extrinsic and intrinsic risk ... targeting specifi c proteins are broadly investigated in pre- and clinical trials [ 24 ] Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare, aggressive malignancy of the skin, with tripling incidence during ... Johannesson and Lindelöf showed in a double-blind trial that topical steroids added to grenz ray treatment had faster clearing and longer remission time in treat-ing scalp psoriasis [ 17 ] Lindelöf and

Ngày tải lên: 23/01/2020, 01:46

... Dose calculations in Nuclear medicine using voxel phantom by GAMOS/Geant4 Major: Atomic and Nuclear Physics Code: 9 44.01.06 Institution: Vietnam Atomic Energy institute (VINATOM) THE CONTENT ... calculation for voxel phantom, applied to patients undergoing nuclear medicine procedures and people in contact with them 2 Objectives: The errors in the borders of body organs, which are caused by ... exact organs and treatment volumes as painted by the medical personnel on a voxelised phantom are included In the calculation for contacting people, the NM image of the patient and the contact

Ngày tải lên: 31/08/2021, 16:47

... conducted using metallic melt and sodium, which mainly target SFRs They are listed inTable 2 In the experiments conducted at the BETULLA facility in JRC (Benz and Schins, 1982;Schins, 1984;Schins and ... Coolant ingression inside the shrunken and cracked crust plays an important role in generating cracked and angular fragments On the other hand, in the metallic melt, Schins and Gunnerson (1986)andTyrpekl ... simultaneously: hydrodynamic (e.g., interfacial instability at two-phase interface and liquid entrainment or stripping from interface), and thermal (e.g., coolant boiling and solidification of a melt

Ngày tải lên: 24/12/2022, 22:28

... showcasing the frequencies or counts for each combination of categories The primary goals of employing association tables in SPSS include examining associations and understanding the interactions ... understanding of central tendencies, indicating where the majority of data points are located It serves as a reference point for comparing individual observations and effectively summarizes data into ... tables, and probability distributions.Understanding data distribution is crucial for identifying outliers, evaluating skewness or symmetry, and informing subsequent analysis and decision-making Central

Ngày tải lên: 30/01/2024, 05:23

... following table conversation Wh-question intonation patterns Rising-Falling Rising-Falling Falling-Rising Or questions intonation pattems Rising-Falling Rising-Falling Yes/No questions intonation ... Falling-Rising Ealling-Rising ‘Terminal falling pitch Statomnent us questions intonation Torminal rising pitch | Terminal rising pitch McCarthy (1991:106) is quoted by Medgag (2012) as admitting ... propose two basic tunes: fume 1 fall (including high-fall and low-fall) and tune 2 — rise (including high-rise and low- xise) Crystal and Ladefoged in Celie (2001) identify four basic ones: rise,

Ngày tải lên: 19/05/2025, 21:20

... public, and the scientific and engineering communities The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine Dr Bruce M Alberts and Dr Wm A Wulf are chair and vice ... Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2004 SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS AND ITS ROLE IN SPACE EXPLORATION the fundamental role of solar and space physics research both in scientific exploration and in ... modeling can also be a valuable tool for mission planning Insights obtained from theory and modeling studies provide a conceptual framework for organizing and understanding measurements and observations,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 10:20

... myocardial perfusion imaging, minicomputers dedicated to acquiring and processing nuclear medicine images, and techniques for labelling red blood cells with technetium It was during this time that ... issue of Seminars in Nuclear Medicine we have attempted to describe the current status of the ever-advancing field of cardiovascular nuclear medicine and perhaps provide just a small peek into the ... broad, leading to increased uncertainty in the quantitative identification of perfusion patterns MINIMIZING THE CLINICAL IMPACT OF ATTENATION AND SCATTER Reviewing the projection images in a cine format...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... Dobutamine is infused starting at a low dose of pg/kg/min and increased every minutes, usually in stages of 10 pg/kg/min, 20 pg/kg/min, 30 ~tg/kg/min, and 40 btg/kg/min A radiopharmaceutical is injected ... reported preliminary findings using technetium-99m sestamibi, showing that nuclear stress testing is effective in predicting subsequent events and determining a need for catheterization in the post-bypass ... of invasive patient management strategies A From the Departments of Medicine and Radiological Sciences, UCLA School of Medicine, the Departments of Nuclear Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine Physics, ...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 00:20

... sorting, winnowing, washing, crushing combined with de- Fungal and Mycotoxin Contamination of Nigerian Foods and Feeds hulling of maize grains were effective in achieving significant mycotoxins ... pivotal role in understanding the origin and pathology of some diseases arising from foods and so has great relevancy to medicine Food spoilage caused by fungal toxins (mycotoxins) results in the loss ... decrease aflatoxin content in corn Grain cleaning and further processing in mills can divert mycotoxins to various mill streams, and further processing such as baking may reduce mycotoxin levels A...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:20

... visualizing results, improving basic submodels, finding new, interdisciplinary applications, exploring new concepts, interpreting observations in a more generalized form, or even pushing the ... This is called “matching” and may result in a good first-step learning experience Table 1.1 Suggestions for students interested in understanding fluid mechanics and hence obtaining a good grade Review ... doing Computer Project Work, and Report Writing 6 Chapter However, it should be augmented later on by more independent work, e.g., deriving governing equations, obtaining data sets, plotting and...

Ngày tải lên: 02/04/2014, 14:53

... expression increased in lung tissue in response to ovalbumin aerosol challenge, indicating a role for HO-1 in asthma [70] In a similar model of aeroallergen-induced asthma in ovalbumin-sensitized ... http://respiratory-research.com/content/4/1/7 endotoxin, oxidants, and heme E1 and E2 contain repeated stress-responsive elements, which consist of overlapping binding sites for transcription factors including activator protein-1 (AP-1), ... of E-CO in lung diseases may reflect an increase in blood Hb-CO levels in response to systemic inflammation, as well as an increase in pulmonary HO-1 expression in response to local inflammation...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20

... Rising-Falling Falling-Rising Rising-Falling Or questions intonation patterns Rising-Falling Rising-Falling Yes/No questions intonation patterns Falling-Rising Terminal falling pitch Falling-Rising ... level of IU and the falling and rising tunes 2.2.2.2 Falling/Rising Tunes and Sentence Types in SCs and CCs The correlation between sentence types and Falling and Rising tunes would be examined based ... which are in main focus in this research include the two basic tunes: falling and rising and the sentence types of intonation unit As far as the basic tunes are concerned, the standard distinction...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2015, 09:23