Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy, University of Apollo Institute of Hospital Management and Applied Sciences, Chennai, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Radiation Dose to Nuclear Medicine Technologist During Manual Synthesis of High Specific Activity Non-Carrier Added Lu177 Labelled Radio pharmaceuticals
  Author(s): Sarepaka V Ramana Murthy*
  
  Introduction: Technologists working in Nuclear Medicine are exposed to radiation when doing tasks such as labeling/synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals, radiopharmaceutical administration, scan acquisition, and radiation survey. When working with therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, the radiation dose could be significantly higher. The radiation dosage to the technologist in this study involved synthesis of Lu-177-DOTATATE (DOTA-Tyr3-octreotate) and PSMA-617(Prostate specific membrane Antigen) was estimated. Aim: The purpose of this study is to calculate the whole-body radiation dose to a technologist who is involved in the labelling of two different Lu-177 labelled compounds, namely Lu-177 DOTATATE and Lu-177- PSMA, and to compare the occupational burden to the dose limits recommended by India's Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. .. Read More»
  

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