What are radiopharmaceutical additives that prevent microbial or bacterial growth
Generator (Ge-68/Ga-68 Generator)
What is the recommended dose in mCi to be administered for PET Imaging?
0.o54mCi/kg of body weight up to 5.4 mCi
What is the difference between a RRx and a radiochemical?
Radiopharmaceuticals have undergone extensive testing to be sterile, pyrogen-free, and safe for injecting. Radiochemicals have not.
What are 5 properties of an ideal diagnostic RRx?
Pure Gamma Emitter, short effective T1/2, High target-to-nontarget ratio, minimal radiation dose to pt and tech, inexpensive and readily available
Fluoride ion diffuses into bone tissue and exchanges with hydroxide ion, an integral part of the hydroxyapatite structure, to form fluoroapatite. Binding is essentially irreversible. What does this describe?
positron emitting analogue of somatostatin?