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Radioactive substances used for diagnosis and therapy in nuclear medicine and research were recognized as drugs in some European countries more than 20 years ago, while in other countries this will not happen until the first of January 1992, when European Community (EEC) directives require national regulations to be established. Radiation protection regulations however were introduced in most countries in the fifties or sixties covering both radiation protection of workers and the general population including patients.
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Kristensen, K. (1991). Development of European Regulations on Radiopharmaceuticals. In: Emran, A.M. (eds) New Trends in Radiopharmaceutical Synthesis, Quality Assurance, and Regulatory Control. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0626-7_46
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