title: Frequency and pattern of radionuclide administration to medical patients in a general hospital.
abstract: As part of a drug surveillance programme details of nuclide administration were recorded for 5288 consecutive patients admitted to the medical wards of a large general hospital. Overall use of nuclides amongst this group was found to be low, and multiple exposure to radiation as a result of nuclide administration is not a major hazard when compared to the diagnostic information provided.
mesh_terms: D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000639:trends; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012606:Scotland
chemical_list: D011868:Radioisotopes