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Solution of rate constants in pharmacokinetics local model of nuclear medicine

Solution of rate constants in pharmacokinetics local model of nuclear medicine

Cao Guo-Xian
Yu Hui-Xin
Huang Xu-Quan
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.9, No.3pp.186-188Published in print 01 Aug 1998
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Rate constants are important pharmacokinetic parameters and very useful in study of radiopharmaceuticals, nuclide therapy and internal radiation. In the situation of small number of compartments, solution of rate constants is not too difficult. But with increasing compartment number, the calculation is tending to more complex, which makes solving rate constants very difficult. Therefore, according to a general principle a series of formulae is established to simplify the process of solving rate constants.

PharmacokineticsLocal modelRate constants
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