Effect of urinary excretion on radiation dose in patients having PET/CT scans
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Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mehmet ESEN
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
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| Makale Alt Türü | Ulusal alan endekslerinde (TR Dizin, ULAKBİM) yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | The European Research Journal |
| Dergi ISSN | 2149-3189 |
| Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler | TR Index (ULAKBİM TR Dizin)NLM Catalog (NLM ID: 101685727)Google Scholar (H-index: 5)Index Copernicus (ICV 2018: 100)EMBASESciLitProQuest CentralSHERPA/RoMEOCrossRefROADEuroPubScinapseOpenAIREMIAR (ICDS 2019: 3.6)J-GateBASEEZBJournalTOCsWorldCat (OCoLC: 950660826)TURK MEDLINETurkiye Citation Index (Türkiye Atıf Dizini)ResearchGate (RG Journal Impact 2018: 0.13)Genamics JournalSeekSOBIAD |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 02-2019 |
| Cilt No | 5 |
| Sayı | 5 |
| Sayfalar | 722 / 728 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.18621/eurj.410072 |
| Makale Linki | http://dergipark.org.tr/doi/10.18621/eurj.410072 |
| Özet |
| Objectives: 18Fluorine-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/ computed tomography(PET/CT) is commonly used for diagnosis, staging and re-staging of cancers and for determining theeffectiveness of treatment. Because of renal, ureteral and urinary involvement of 18F-FDG radiopharmaceuticalafter its injection, patients subject to radioactivity during its effective half-life. The aim of the present studywas to determine the degree of association between effective dose levels of patients and bladder emptying ofpatients having PET/CT scans.Methods: The present retrospective study included 108 patients (43 females and 65 males, average age: 60.9± 12.7 years). Effective dose level as mSv/h was determined from a distance of 1 m in all patients before andafter bladder emptying at the first hour following 18F-FDG injection. Radioactivity excretion amounts werecompared based on gender, age, body mass index, fasting blood sugar level and clinical diagnosis.Results: Amount of radioactivity decreased by 22.75% ± 14.77% after bladder emptying. No association wasfound between urinary excretion level and age, gender, fasting blood sugar and body mass index (p > 0.05).Conclusions: Active emptying of bladder in patients having PET/CT scans where 18F-FDG radiopharmaceuticalis involved is an effective method for the radiation safety of both health workers and patients. |
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