Development of a method to use standard hospital gamma cameras as triage whole body monitors in UK emergencies.

This paper outlines the process by which a medical gamma camera can be utilised to support assessment of internal radionuclides for the public. While hospital based gamma cameras are able to detect photopeaks, they are often limited to an energy range of 40-540 keV. However, radionuclides with photopeak energies above 540 keV can still be detected as the partial collection of photon energy increases the count rate at lower energies.