Internal Radiation Dosimetry using Nuclear Medicine Imaging in Radionuclide Therapy.
- Author:
Kyeong Min KIM
1
;
Byun Hyun BYUN
;
Gi Jeong CHEON
;
Sang Moo LIM
Author Information
1. Division of Nuclear Medicine and RI Application, Radiological and Medical Sciences Research Center, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea. kmkim@kcch.re.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
radionuclide therapy;
Internal radiation dosimetry;
nuclear medicine imaging
- MeSH:
Nuclear Medicine*;
Radioactivity;
Radiometry*
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2007;41(4):265-271
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Radionuclide therapy has been an important field in nuclear medicine. In radionuclide therapy, relevant evaluation of internally absorbed dose is essential for the achievement of efficient and sufficient treatment of incurable disease, and can be accomplish by means of accurate measurement of radioactivity in body and its changes with time. Recently, the advances of nuclear medicine imaging and multi?modality imaging processing techniques can provide chance of more accurate and easier measurement of the measures commented above, in cooperation of conventional imaging?based approaches. In this review, basic concept for internal dosimetry using nuclear medicine imaging is summarized with several check points which should be considered in real practice.
