Major contamination from an iodine-131 therapy patient

Autor: Madden, F. J. F., Aukett, R. J., Early, M. Y., Dunn, M. J., Rampton, J.
Zdroj: The British Journal of Radiology; November 1990, Vol. 63 Issue: 755 p910-910, 1p
Abstrakt: The events surrounding the iodine therapy of a patient with carcinoma of the thyroid have indicated that the normal pattern of uptake and excretion cannot be taken for granted.The patient was given 7.4 GBq of I-131 by mouth at approximately 2.00 p.m. on Monday. The level of activity in the patient was assessed by measuring the dose rate at 1 m from the thyroid shortly after the administration and at 24-hour intervals until the following Friday. In normal circumstances, subject to the activity measured on the Friday having fallen to a satisfactory level, the patient would have been discharged at the weekend. Apart from this, the change in activity levels was not followed closely.
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