Radiation doses to patient's relatives following radioiodine therapy.
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A total of 10 volunteers were monitored for radiation doses, whose spouses were given radio-iodine (131I) orally. Nine of the spouses were given radio-iodine for Graves' disease and one for thyroid carcinoma. It was found that the highest radiation dose received by the volunteer was only 13.5% of the annual dose limit for individual members of the public. Hence, patients treated with radio-iodine do not pose a significant radiation hazard to the public.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 51 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996