RADAR Guide: Standard Methods for Calculating Radiation Doses for Radiopharmaceuticals, Part 1—Collection of Data for Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry
Michael G. Stabin, Richard E. Wendt, Glenn Flux
Abstract
This paper presents standardized methods for collecting data to be used in performing dose calculations for radiopharmaceuticals. Various steps in the process are outlined, with some specific examples given. This document can be used as a template for designing and executing kinetic studies for calculating radiation dose estimates, from animal or human data.
Topics & Concepts
DosimetryMedical physicsComputer scienceNuclear medicineRadiation doseMedicineRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques