Radiation Dose Estimates for Tc-99m MDP

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	Estimated Radiation Dose
ORGAN	mGy/MBq	rad/mCi
Adrenals	2.5E-03	9.1E-03
Brain	1.9E-03	7.0E-03
Breasts	9.5E-04	3.5E-03
Gallbladder Wall	1.9E-03	6.8E-03
LLI Wall	3.4E-03	1.3E-02
Small Intestine	2.4E-03	8.9E-03
Stomach	1.6E-03	5.8E-03
ULI Wall	2.1E-03	7.9E-03
Heart Wall	1.6E-03	6.0E-03
Kidneys	8.6E-03	3.2E-02
Liver	1.6E-03	6.0E-03
Lungs	1.6E-03	5.8E-03
Muscle	1.9E-03	7.2E-03
Ovaries	3.3E-03	1.2E-02
Pancreas	2.1E-03	7.6E-03
Red Marrow	5.4E-03	2.0E-02
Bone Surfaces	3.5E-02	1.3E-01
Skin	1.2E-03	4.3E-03
Spleen	1.8E-03	6.7E-03
Testes	2.3E-03	8.4E-03
Thymus	1.4E-03	5.1E-03
Thyroid	1.7E-03	6.1E-03
Urinary Bladder Wall	3.3E-02	1.2E-01
Uterus	5.1E-03	1.9E-02
Effective Dose Equivalent	6.1E-03 mSv/MBq	2.2E-02 rem/mCi

Based on model in MIRD Dose Estimate Report No. 13 (data gathered in human subjects), J Nucl Med 30:1117-1122, 1989.

Dynamic bladder model with 4.8-hour voiding interval