PRACTICAL DETERMINATION OF ORGAN S-VALUE FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS FOR THERAPY

Authors
SHEN S DENARDO GL MACEY DJ ODONNELL RT YUAN A DENARDO DA DENARDO SJ
Citation
S. Shen et al., PRACTICAL DETERMINATION OF ORGAN S-VALUE FOR INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS FOR THERAPY, Nuclear medicine and biology, 24(5), 1997, pp. 447-449
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Nuclear medicine and biology
ISSN journal
09698051 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
447 - 449
Database
ISI
SICI code
0969-8051(1997)24:5<447:PDOOSF>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Radiation dose calculations using S values of a reference man can intr oduce substantial errors for individual patients. We found that all no n target sources can be included in the remainder of the body estimate for therapeutic radionuclides. A practical method to derive organ S v alues based on MIRD data and the mass of the organ and total body of i ndividual patients is proposed. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Inc.