Abstract:This study aimed to assess the internal radiation exposure of patients who have undergone a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan using 18F-FDG radiopharmaceutical. A total of 24 patients (8 men, 16 women, with an average age of 43.88 ± 18.57 years and weight of 57.54 ± 13.04 kg) who had been diagnosed with lymphoma were administered with 300.80 ± 23.09 MBq of 18F-FDG for a PET scan of the whole body. The IDAC-Dose 2.1 program, developed by the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), was … Show more
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