[ RadSafe ] Technology to detect radiation

[John Jacobus]

No.  Lymphoscintigraphy uses Tc-99m which has a 6 hour
half-life.  Also, if the test is used to evaluate the
spread of cancer cells, the nodes that have taken up
the radionuclide are removed from the patient and
dissected.

http://www.radiologyinfo.org/en/info.cfm?pg=lympho&bhcp=1

--- Eugene Mah <eugenem at ix.netcom.com> wrote:

> Another distinct possibility is that the patient had
> undergone
> a lymphoscintigraphy procedure and identified it as
> a radiation
> therapy procedure by mistake (or whoever was
> questioning her did).
> 
> Eugene
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl at cox.net>
> >Sent: Aug 20, 2007 6:57 PM
> >To: nimmoelsa at netscape.net, radsafe at radlab.nl
> >Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Technology to detect
> radiation 
> >
> >Hi Elsa,
> >
> >Could be radioactive wires implanted, could be
> localized seeds, etc. 
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Sandy
> >
>
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> > 
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl
> [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
> >Of nimmoelsa at netscape.net
> >Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:50 PM
> >To: radsafe at radlab.nl
> >Subject: [ RadSafe ] Technology to detect radiation
> 
> >
> >Any comments on the form of radiation therapy
> involved???
> >
> >I'm sure I'm not aware of?all possible breast
> cancer treatment modes and?I'm
> >finding the description of this incident?puzzling.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Elsa Nimmo
> >
> >
> >At 07:58 PM 8/19/07 -0400, Jaro wrote:
> >>Aviation Week & Space Technology
> >>08/20/2007, page 26
> >>Technology to detect radiation has progressed,
> says Army Lt. Gen. William
> >>Webster, deputy commander of the U.S. Northern
> Command. During the most
> >>recent Little League World Series in Williamsport,
> Pa., detectors picked up
> >>radiation from a fan entering the premises and
> handheld detectors guided
> >>officials to the fan's location. Upon questioning
> the fan, officials
> >>discovered she recently underwent radiation
> therapy for breast cancer and
> >>was still carrying residual amounts of the
> substance.
> 
> 
>
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John Jacobus, MS
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