Radioprotective efficacy of plastic polymer against the toxicogenomic effects of radiopharmaceutical 18F-FDG on human lymphocytes

Table 1 Absolute values (counts per minute ✕ 1000) measured in a Geiger-Müller detector for the radiopharmaceutical ¹⁸F-FDG, with lead and polymer shields

¹⁸F-FDG	Distance	Unshielded	Lead	Polymer	Polymer + Lead	Lead + Polymer
A = 4.90 mCi	5 cm	sat	sat	sat	sat	sat
	10 cm	sat	sat	sat	sat	sat
	20 cm	225	229,9	185	226,8	171,9
	60 cm	30	34,8	27,4	31,8	24,7
A = 2.60 mCi	5 cm	sat	sat	sat	sat	sat
	10 cm	sat	sat	266	sat	252
	20 cm	134	142	106,2	134	96,8
	60 cm	26,8	28,4	21,2	27	20,8
A = 0.68 mCi	5 cm	163	176	130,2	172,4	121,3
	10 cm	89	90,4	73,3	86	65,1
	20 cm	34	38	25,3	35	22,6
	60 cm	4	3,8	3,8	3,8	3,5

A: radioactive activity of the element. Sat: saturation of the monitor, making measurement impossible

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