QA issues in radioisotope production for nuclear medicine
QA issues in radioisotope production for nuclear medicine
QA issues in radioisotope production for nuclear medicine
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LFMCong<br />
82701<br />
Def<strong>in</strong>itions<br />
Radioisotope: unstable <strong>for</strong>m of an element that<br />
spontaneously “decays” with the emission of<br />
energy<br />
Half life: the time required <strong>for</strong> an <strong>in</strong>itial large<br />
number of nuclei to be reduced to half that<br />
number by decay<br />
Radiopharmaceutical: a carrier molecule<br />
conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g a <strong>radioisotope</strong>, adm<strong>in</strong>istered <strong>in</strong> trace<br />
quantity, designed to target a specific organ or<br />
physiological function<br />
Brookhaven Science Associates<br />
U.S. Department of Energy
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