Radiation Contamination Following Cremation of a Deceased Patient Treated With a Radiopharmaceutical.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jama.2018.21673 and PMC identifier 6440253.
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Abstract
This case report describes contamination of crematory equipment with lutetium Lu 177 after cremation of a patient with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor treated with the radioisotope 2 days prior to his death.
Medical subject headings
- Cremation
- Environmental Exposure
- Octreotide
- Organometallic Compounds
- Radiation Exposure
- Radiometry
- Radiopharmaceuticals