Radioisotope Techniques in Clinical Research and Diagnosis |
Contents
Statistical factors affecting radioactivity | 16 |
measurements 5555 | 25 |
Electronic equipment | 43 |
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absorbed absorbed dose absorption accuracy administered albumin amount apparatus applications B-ray background count blood sample blood volume calculated cardiac output carried cent chemical circulation clin clinical collimator compared concentration constant counter tube counts per minute curve decay detected determined dilution distribution dose rate effect electron energy equipment error example excretion factor fraction function G-M counter given gland goitre haematocrit hormonal injected iodide iodine ionizing iron irradiation labelled liver metabolic method minutes necessary obtained particular patients period plasma volume pool possible potassium practical procedure pulse radiation dose radioactive decay radioactive isotopes radioactive material radioactivity measurements radioiodine radioisotopes ratemeter red cell red cell volume scanning scintillation counter sensitivity shown in Fig sodium solution specific activity standard studies technique tests thyroid cancer thyrotoxicosis thyroxine tion tissue tracer dose tritium tumours turnover urine usually Vitamin B12 vivo voltage volume of distribution y-ray