Among its many other applications, the RaySafe 452 can also be very useful when measuring radiation in nuclear medicine. Here is a brief description of this application and how it can work with the RaySafe 452.
In nuclear medicine, radioactive drugs are used for imaging and treatment. Radioactive material is ingested by patients, usually through inhalation, swallowing, or injection.
Patients undergoing treatment with nuclear medicines can be a source of radiation exposure for staff, friends, and other people around the patient. The RaySafe 452 can be used to measure the radiation from radioactive substances in the body. The measurement results determine whether the patient should be quarantined or whether it is possible for staff and family to be near this person.
For repeatability of measurements, it is common practice to always measure the radiation at the same distance from the patient. The detector can be held in the hand to scan along the body or mounted on a tripod. All measurements from the RaySafe 452 are automatically stored. This makes the measured data easy to read and process.
