RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The risks of radio-isotopes in medical diagnosis
JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin
JO Drug Ther Bull
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 34
OP 36
DO 10.1136/dtb.19.9.34
VO 19
IS 9
YR 1981
UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/19/9/34.abstract
AB Investigations using radio-isotopes are now widely available. In some circumstances they can be used as an alternative to x-ray examination (e.g. bone scan and skeletal survey); in others one type of investigation is more appropriate than the other. Nevertheless it is relevant to compare the risks from these two approaches and to understand the different exposure involved in each.