Source: bionerd23
Date: 7/29/2012
Video Description
BRAIN IMAGES (CT, PET and PET+CT) of my F-18 fluorodopa PET/CT.
video of the scan procedure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7378ElgP5hI
i was injected with 200 MBq F-18, a radioactive isotope of fluorine, in the chemical form F-18-DOPA.
200 MBq means 200 million decays, resulting in 400 million gamma rays (annihilation photons) every SECOND.
this again resulted in an acute dose of about 5 mSv (including the 0.5 mSv CT scan prior to the PET scan) to me.
this was a scientific study (ethics-commission approved) to study the mechanisms of learning.
studies like this are performed on healthy test subjects on a daily basis.
i'm curious to hear your opinion on the matter...
Editor's Note: See the first video here where bionerd23 injects the radioactive dopamine tracer.
Sunday, July 29, 2012
7/29/2012 i am radioactive! or: my PET/CT scan - PART 2: brain images
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