EMERGENCY TREATMENT No treatment required due to the very short half-life of Fluorine-18 (1.83 h). PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Fluorine-18 ( 18F ) ▖Radioactive half-life: 1.83 h SOURCES OF EXPOSURE ▖Nuclear medicine (diagnosis) 18 F Fluorine EXPOSURE RISK ▖Irradiation + ▖External contamination +++ ▖Internal contamination + INTERNAL CONTAMINATION MEASUREMENT J Urine bioassay J In vivo measurement Fluorine IRSN-INRS radionuclide sheet: Radiation protection: Radionuclides. Fluorine-18 ( irsn.fr). to find more french-nuclear-safety.fr/dosimetric-references DOSE COEFFICIENT REFERENCE Effective committed dose per becquerel incorporated, taken from the Order mentioned in Article R. 1333-24 of the Public Health Code: RADIONUCLIDE HANDBOOK • Emergency treatment of internal contamination RH 20
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