Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine: Report I. Topical Problems
Abstract and keywords
Abstract (English):
The current state and prospects of ensuring radiation safety in the nuclear medicine divisions of Russia are analyzed. The literature data and the main results of our own research to ensure the radiation safety of patients, staff, caregivers and the environment in the departments of radionuclide diagnostics and radionuclide therapy are presented. The most important and requiring solutions to ensure radiation safety in nuclear medicine are considered.

Keywords:
nuclear medicine, radiation safety, patients, personnel, population, environment, topical problems
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