A doctor referred a patient to have a SPECT scan using a specific radiotracer. That radiotracer was not available in the lab, but another radiotracer with the same emitted photon energy and half-life was available. Should the technician make the substitution? Explain.

A doctor referred a patient to have a SPECT scan using a specific radiotracer. That radiotracer was not available in the lab, but another radiotracer with the same emitted photon energy and half-life was available. Should the technician make the substitution? Explain.

Principles Of Radiographic Imaging: An Art And A Science

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ISBN:9781337711067

Author:Richard R. Carlton, Arlene M. Adler, Vesna Balac

Publisher:Richard R. Carlton, Arlene M. Adler, Vesna Balac

Chapter22: Digital Radiography/flat-panel Detector Systems

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