Radioactive 131Iodine body burden and blood dose estimates in treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer by external probe counting

Radioactive131 iodine (RAI) body burden is estimated in thyroid cancer patients by a) exposure rate meter and b) external probe counting. A calibration factor of 301 cpm/MBq (d = 16 cm) is used for the probe for estimates of whole body activity. Patients sit in a rotating stool with their center cor...

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Published in:	World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Main Authors:	Ramamoorthy Ravichandran, Naima Al Balushi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-07-01
Subjects:	blood dose in iodine 131 differentiated thyroid cancer iodine kinetics radioactive iodine whole body retention
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.174701