UK nuclear medicine survey, 1989/90.
A postal survey of UK nuclear medicine departments was carried out to obtain information on activity during the year 1989/90. A rise of 14% in the number of administrations of radiopharmaceuticals was found compared to 1982: a rise of 22% in imaging studies was offset by a 30% decrease in the number of nonimaging investigations. The estimated total number of administrations in the UK was 430,000.
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Department of Clinical Physics and Bio-Engineering, Glasgow, UK.
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D006801:Humans; D009684:Nuclear Medicine Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom