Simulations and measurements of radionuclide calibrator response

In nuclear medicine, a patient is diagnosed and treated by introducing radiopharmaceuticals, which are chemical compounds labelled with a radioactive nuclide. The absorbed dose to the patient caused by these procedures depends on the radiopharmaceutical's kinetics and is directly proportional to the activity of the radionuclide. Therefore, to optimise diagnosis and treatment and guarantee reliable and comparable measurement results, the activity of a radiopharmaceutical must be carefully determined with a radionuclide calibrator that is calibrated in a traceable manner.
Source: Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research