Rapid and accurate assessment of the activity measurements in Brazilian hospitals and clinics.
Appl Radiat Isot
; 134: 64-67, 2018 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-28942991
Traceability in Nuclear Medicine Service (NMS) measurements was checked by the Institute of Radioprotection and Dosimetry (IRD) through the Institute of Energy and Nuclear Research (IPEN). In 2016, IRD ran an intercomparison program and invited Brazilian NMS authorized to administer 131I to patients. Sources of 131I were distributed to 33 NMSs. Three other sources from the same solution were sent to IRD, after measurement at IPEN. These sources were calibrated in the IRD reference system. A correction factor of 1.013 was obtained. Ninety percent of the NMS comparisons results are within ±10% of the National Laboratory of Metrology of Ionizing Radiation (LNMRI) value, the Brazilian legal requirement.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiopharmaceuticals
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Ambulatory Care Facilities
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Iodine Radioisotopes
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Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Appl Radiat Isot
Journal subject:
MEDICINA NUCLEAR
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United kingdom