Abstract:Purpose:Use of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures is one of the main sources of radiation exposure. We performed this study with respect to the rapid growth in nuclear medicine in Iran and lack of updated statistics.Materials and Methods:The data were obtained for all active Nuclear Medicine Centers affiliated to Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences during 2009 and 2010.Results:The most frequently performed procedures were bone (30.16%), cardiac (28.96%), renal (17.97%), … Show more
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