RE: RADSAFE digest 3383

["Hudson, Scott A Mr CHPPMEUR" <Scott.Hudson@cpe.amedd.army.mil>]

Exactly right, John, thanks for catching my slip.  I've only been out of
that biz 4 months, and the neurons are already dissociating...

SCOTT HUDSON	scott.hudson@cpe.amedd.army.mil
Health Physicist
Med - NBC Program Manager
CHPPM-EUR


-----Original Message-----
From: John R Laferriere [mailto:John.R.Laferriere@dupontpharma.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2000 4:08 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: Re: RADSAFE digest 3383


Scott Hudson wrote:

"A couple additions to Dave's excellent list:

Hospital:	Gd-153 (in Quadramet, a replacement for Sr-89 palliative
bone therapy)
		F-18 (a "long-half-life" positron emitter, as FDG)
Rad Therapy:Pd-103 (prostate implants, seeds)

Thanks for doing most of the work, Dave!"

SCOTT HUDSON	scott.hudson@cpe.amedd.army.mil
Health Physicist
Med - NBC Program Manager
CHPPM-EUR


Actually, the Gd-153 is used in sealed line sources for bone density 
scanners.  

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