Application of a tungsten apron for occupational radiation exposure in nursing care of children with neuroblastoma during 131I-meta-iodo-benzyl-guanidine therapy

Abstract The use of effective shielding materials against radiation is important among medical staff in nuclear medicine. Hence, the current study investigated the shielding effects of a commercially available tungsten apron using gamma ray measuring instruments. Further, the occupational radiation...

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Main Authors: Yuka Taniguchi, Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Hiroto Yoneyama, Zhuoqing Chen, Kei Morino, Akiko Otosaki, Masako Yamada, Anri Inaki, Daiki Kayano, Seigo Kinuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-03843-2