Published September 1990
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Journal article
Uterine radiation dose from open sources: The potential for underestimation
- 1. Daniel Den Hoed Cancer Centre, Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Description
Recent observations on the biodistribution of a therapeutic dose of sodium iodide I 131 in a patient with an unsuspected early pregnancy lead us to suspect that current dose estimates with respect to uterine exposure (ARSAC 1988) may seriously underestimate the actual exposure of the developing foetus. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Journal Volume
- 17
- Journal Issue
- 1/2
- Series
- Eur. J. Nucl. Med.
- Journal Page Range
- 94-95
- ISSN
- 0340-6997
- CODEN
- EJNMD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 21083017
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARCINOMAS; IODINE 131; NECK; PATIENTS; PREGNANCY; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY; SCINTISCANNING; SURGERY; THYROID; UPTAKE; UTERUS; WOMEN
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; BODY AREAS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; FEMALE GENITALS; FEMALES; GLANDS; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; IODINE ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; MAN; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; THERAPY; VERTEBRATES