Alternative treatment for recurrent keloids: initial clinical experience with Rhenium-188 using a specialized device.

Introduction: Keloids have proved challenging to manage with various therapies providing variable success rates and recurrences. Alternative therapies or a multimodal approach is often necessary to ensure complete eradication and prevent recurrence. The use of radioactive creams or patches embedded with Holmium-166, Phosphorus-32 for superficial skin lesions has been documented to be safe and effective.

Extremity Exposure with Tc - Labelled Radiopharmaceuticals in Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine.

Background: Extremity exposures may raise the risk of cancer induction among radiographers involved in the preparation and administration of technetium-99m labelled radiopharmaceuticals.

Objective: To estimate finger doses on radiographers at a South African tertiary hospital.

Methods: Adhesive tape was used to securely fix a calibrated thermoluminescent dosimeter (TLD) on fingertips and bases of ring and index fingers of both hands of five radiographers who prepared and administered technetium-99m labelled radiopharmaceuticals.