Re: Reference material

["J. J. Rozental" <josrozen@netmedia.net.il>]

Myung Chul Jo,

You are correct considering the NCR information. I used this data last year
during a Technical Meeting on Abnormal events. You can find your information
in the following  article "How Are Radioisotopes Used in Medicine?" at the
NCR Web Site:
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/BR0217/part07.html

"About one-third of all patients admitted to U.S. hospitals are diagnosed or
treated using radioisotopes. Most major hospitals have specific departments
dedicated to radiation medicine. In all, about 112 million nuclear medicine
or radiation therapy procedures are performed annually, with the vast
majority used in diagnoses......"

J. J. Rozental
josrozen@netmedia.net.il
Israel



At 06:30 PM 9/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
>I read a document sometime ago and I believe it was a NRC document. The
document
>stated that there are 112 million Americans every year undergo nuclear medicine
>or radiation therapy procedure (based on my recollection). I would like to find
>the document again. Any lead will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. M. Jo
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