The effect of different types of radiation on tissue varies. Some radiations (alpha particles) are more ionising than others (beta and gamma). This is quantified by using a radiation weighting ...

Conclusion: Our results indicated that patients with hypercholesterolaemia on simvastatin 20 or 40mg who are switched to a milligram-equivalent dose of atorvastatin, will reach significantly lower ...

Active personal dosimeters (APDs) are widely used in many countries to provide on the spot dose information to persons exposed to radiation. Their use as legal dosimeters is already established in a ...

We compared the relative efficacy and short-term tolerability of a switch from milligram-equivalent doses of simvastatin to atorvastatin in a large cohort of hypercholesterolaemic patients to ...