[ RadSafe ] Medical physicists tasks in a PET/CT facility

[Efforrer at aol.com]

- On the contrary, we found that due to the extra time involved the  syringe
- shields contributed to the dose to the administering  nurse.
 
I find that interesting since the material I shipped out from  the cyclotron 
was mainly handled in a hot cell.  As a Texas regulator the  proper use of 
syringe shields was mandatory.  Possibly with Tc-99 the added  handling time 
using a shield might add to the dose but FDG is so hot I can't  imagine anyone not 
using a shield.
 
Gene Forrer