Published August 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Estimation of radiation absorbed doses for 6-18F-L-DOPA in human based on rats biodistribution

  • 1. First Military Medical Univ., Guangzhou (China). Nanfang Hospital, Nanfang PET Centre
  • 2. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (China). Shanghai Inst. of Nuclear Research, Radiopharmaceutical Research Centre

Description

To estimate the radiation absorbed doses in humans due to intravenous administration of 6-18F-L-DOPA (18F-DOPA) based on rats biodistribution data and appraise the security of 18F-DOPA in humans. At 5, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 min after 18F-DOPA is injected into rats through a tail vein, the rats are killed by cervical fracture and biodistribution in rats are determined. Radiation dosimetry in humans are calculated on the base of activity distribution in rats and the standard MIRD method using radioactivity-time curves for humans. The kidney is the organ receiving highest dose of 22.9 pGy/Bq, the brain receives a dose of 11.8 pGy/Bq, and other organs receive doses between 9 and 18 pGy/Bq. The effective dose is estimated to be 20.5 pSv/Bq. The results demonstrate that human radiation dosimetry can be estimated to be 20.5 pSv/Bq. The results demonstrate that human radiation dosimetry can be estimated by the rats biodistribution data and provide an important data for clinical safe trial of 18F-DOPA

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Journal Title
Journal of Isotopes
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 164-167
ISSN
1000-7512