ARAS: an automated radioactivity aliquoting system for dispensing solutions containing positron-emitting radioisotopes. [PDF]
BackgroundAutomated protocols for measuring and dispensing solutions containing radioisotopes are essential not only for providing a safe environment for radiation workers but also to ensure accuracy of dispensed radioactivity and an efficient workflow ...
Carroll, Lewis +4 more
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Introduction The functionality of radionuclide dose calibrator and nuclear medicine imaging systems hasa direct effect on the accuracy and preciseness of internal dosimetry evaluations.
Bronwin P. Van Wyk +5 more
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Radioisotopic purity and imaging properties of cyclotron-produced 99mTc using direct 100Mo(p,2n) reaction [PDF]
Evaluation of the radioisotopic purity of technetium-99m (99mTc) produced in GBq amounts by proton bombardment of enriched molibdenum-100 (100Mo) metallic targets at low proton energies (i.e. within 15\u201320 MeV) is conducted.
Bello, M. +24 more
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Fabrication of three-dimensional suspended, interlayered and hierarchical nanostructures by accuracy-improved electron beam lithography overlay [PDF]
Nanofabrication techniques are essential for exploring nanoscience and many closely related research fields such as materials, electronics, optics and photonics.
Gwanho Yoon +5 more
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Capsaicin triggers autophagic cell survival which drives epithelial mesenchymal transition and chemoresistance in bladder cancer cells in an Hedgehog-dependent manner [PDF]
Bladder cancer (BC) is a common urologic tumor characterized by high risk of recurrence and mortality. Capsaicin (CPS), used as an intravesical drug for overactive bladder, was demonstrated to induce cell death in different cancer cells including BC ...
Amantini, C +6 more
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Activimeters (or dose calibrators) are essential instruments to verify activity of radiopharmaceutical after production and also before the dose administration in humans or animals for molecular imaging.
Rodrigo Modesto Gadelha Gontijo +5 more
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Harmonization of brain PET images in multi-center PET studies using Hoffman phantom scan
Background Image harmonization has been proposed to minimize heterogeneity in brain PET scans acquired in multi-center studies. However, standard validated methods and software tools are lacking.
Mahnaz Shekari +11 more
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A performance evaluation of commercial fibrinogen reference preparations and assays for Clauss and PT-derived fibrinogen [PDF]
The wide availability of fibrinogen estimations based on the prothrombin time (PT-Fg) has caused concern about the variability and clinical utility of fibrinogen assays.
Gaffney, P.J. +9 more
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Phylogeny, expression patterns and regulation of DNA Methyltransferases in early development of the flatfish, Solea senegalensis [PDF]
Background: The identification of DNA methyltransferases (Dnmt) expression patterns during development and their regulation is important to understand the epigenetic mechanisms that modulate larval plasticity in marine fish.
Armesto, Paula +5 more
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Optimal dose calibration in radiotherapy
17 pages, 3 figures, 2 ...
López-Fidalgo, J. (Jesús) +1 more
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