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Radiation Dose Estimates for C-14 Inulin

  Estimated Radiation Dose
ORGAN mGy/MBq rad/mCi
     
Adrenals 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Brain 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Breasts 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Gallbladder Wall 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
LLI Wall 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Small Intestine 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Stomach 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
ULI Wall 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Heart Wall 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Kidneys 8.90E-03 3.30E-02
Liver 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Lungs 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Muscle 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Ovaries 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Pancreas 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Red Marrow 1.20E-03 4.40E-03
Bone Surfaces 8.10E-04 3.00E-03
Skin 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Spleen 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Testes 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Thymus 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Thyroid 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
Urinary Bladder Wall 2.10E-01 7.90E-01
Uterus 9.00E-04 3.30E-03
     
Effective Dose Equivalent 1.4E-02 mSv/MBq 5.3E-02 rem/mCi

* Based on model in ICRP 53.
Dynamic bladder model with 4.8-hour voiding interval
Estimate calculated using phantom of Cristy & Eckerman (Report ORNL/TM-8381/V1 & V7)