Internal Radiation Dosimetry in Radionuclide Therapy.
- Author:
Kyeong Min KIM
1
;
Sang Moo LIM
Author Information
1. Nuclear Medicine Laboratory, 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
- MeSH:
Nuclear Medicine;
Radiometry*
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2006;40(2):120-126
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Radionuclide therapy has been continued for treatment of incurable diseases for past decades. Relevant evaluation of absorbed dose in radionuclide therapy is important to predict treatment output and essential for making treatment planning to prevent unexpected radiation toxicity. Many scientists in the field related with nuclear medicine have made effort to evolve concept and technique for internal radiation dosimetry. In this review, basic concept of internal radiation dosimetry is described and recent progress in method for dosimetry is introduced.
