[ RadSafe ] Information on typical exposure/dose from PET/CT examinations

[John Jacobus]

Sandy,
For PET scans, do you mean FDG or other types?  Doses
for
 
C-11 Monoxide - 20 s breathhold                   
C-11 Monoxide - continuous inhalation (1 hr)      
N-13 Ammonia                                     
C-14 Inulin                                      
O-15 H2O                                         
O-15 O2                                          
F-18 FDG                                         
F-18 Sodium Fluoride                             

can be found at
http://www.orau.gov/reacts/DOSETABLES.doc

For CT scans see
http://hps.org/hpspublications/articles/dosesfrommedicalradiation.html

--- Sandy Perle <sandyfl at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I would appreciate typical exposure to the patient
> as well as a 
> technologist over a specific time period (to
> normalize the data) for:
> 
> - Exposure for PET examinations?
> 
> - Exposures for PET/CT examinations?
> 
> - Exposures for Whole Body CTs?
> 
> Any exposure/dose information and/or reference sites
> will be most 
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks...
> 
>
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John Jacobus, MS
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