Basic principles in the radiation dosimetry of nuclear medicine

Michael Stabin; Xie George Xu

doi:10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2014.03.008

Basic principles in the radiation dosimetry of nuclear medicine

Semin Nucl Med. 2014 May;44(3):162-71. doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2014.03.008.

Authors

Michael Stabin¹, Xie George Xu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Electronic address: michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu.
² Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

PMID: 24832580
DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2014.03.008

Abstract

The basic principles of the use of radiation dosimetry in nuclear medicine are reviewed. The basic structure of the main mathematical equations are given and formal dosimetry systems are discussed. An extensive overview of the history and current status of anthropomorphic models (phantoms) is given. The sources and magnitudes of uncertainties in calculated internal dose estimates are reviewed.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Nuclear Medicine / instrumentation
Nuclear Medicine / methods*
Phantoms, Imaging
Radiometry / instrumentation
Radiometry / methods*
Uncertainty