The Daily Digest: Radioactive Bodies

Prof Ng Kwan Hoong, Medical Physicist and Professor, Department of Biomedical Imaging, University of Malaya

05-Mar-19 14:00

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Did you know that patients who have undergone nuclear therapy for cancer can potentially cause radiation contamination...even after they have died? We speak to Prof Ng Kwan Hoong to learn more.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Sharmilla Ganesan, Kelly Anissa

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