<sup>11</sup>C Dosimetry Scans Should Be Abandoned
Paolo Zanotti‐Fregonara, Adriaan A. Lammertsma, Robert B. Innis
Abstract
Before a new tracer can be used in clinical research, it is customary to perform dosimetry scans in animals and humans to assess whether the radiation exposure is acceptable. The main parameter to assess the radiation exposure is the effective dose, which is expressed in sieverts and defined as the
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DosimetryNuclear medicineRadiationMedical physicsRadiation doseRadiochemistryMedicinePhysicsNuclear physicsChemistryRadiation Therapy and DosimetryRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques