tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post2898010153767702885..comments2024-02-08T05:22:14.082-06:00Comments on Myeloma Hope: DEX is OKDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-24063580262358860282016-02-28T02:14:56.770-06:002016-02-28T02:14:56.770-06:00Glowing remarks, Don !! (Pun intended)
Yep, I'...Glowing remarks, Don !! (Pun intended)<br /><br />Yep, I'd also like to know from whence the pain cometh...<br /><br />Drive safe.<br /><br />BobLaddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604248509823030002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-35868018603249897842016-02-27T08:02:20.595-06:002016-02-27T08:02:20.595-06:00Yep - I'm no expert, but the PET means "p...Yep - I'm no expert, but the PET means "positron emission tomography." A sugar which includes a radioactive substance that emits positrons is injected into the blood stream and settles in areas where sugar is being taken up, like cancer cells. That is radiation, coming from inside us, shining outward for the machine to see. <br /><br />But I have read that the CT, which is x-rays from the outside, is actually the larger part of the radiation dose in PET/CT, even when they use low intensity CT.<br /><br />Way above my pay grade here. The bottom line, I think, is that the doctors believe that the risk from the radiation is less than the risk from not knowing what is going on.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7107951278396437262.post-78915497120999939642016-02-27T06:29:39.507-06:002016-02-27T06:29:39.507-06:00I found your article interesting. I couldn't ...I found your article interesting. I couldn't count the number of 'scheduled' PETs and MRIs that I have had. I believed neither contained radiation - and in the pure sense of the word - they do not.<br />I was always curious why my reports were titled "PET/CT Results", well sure enough, included in PET was a CT component that did contain radiation. Oh well, live and learn.<br /> Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02910756379351570387noreply@blogger.com