Radiation dose of caregivers could be reduced in thyroid carcinoma patients requiring high dose of radioactive iodine: A case report

Uslu-Besli L., Demir M., Yeyin N., Cavdar I.

IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.24, sa.2, ss.144-146, 2016 (ESCI, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Dergi Adı: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.144-146
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thyroid neoplasms, Thyroid cancer, Radioiodine, Caregiver, Radiation protection, I-131
  • İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Undesired radiation exposure to caregivers is an important problem in radioiodine therapy in thyroid carcinoma patients, especially when patient is non-ambulatory. Special precautions are needed to keep the exposure to caregivers low when higher dose of radioiodine is necessary.