Radiation Dose Estimates for F-18 Sodium Fluoride

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	Estimated Radiation Dose
ORGAN	mGy/MBq	rad/mCi
Adrenals	6.20E-03	2.30E-02
Brain	5.60E-03	2.10E-02
Breasts	2.80E-03	1.00E-02
Gallbladder Wall	4.40E-03	1.60E-02
LLI Wall	1.20E-02	4.30E-02
Small Intestine	6.60E-03	2.50E-02
Stomach	3.80E-03	1.40E-02
ULI Wall	5.80E-03	2.10E-02
Heart Wall	3.90E-03	1.50E-02
Kidneys	1.90E-02	7.10E-02
Liver	4.00E-03	1.50E-02
Lungs	4.10E-03	1.50E-02
Muscle	6.00E-03	2.20E-02
Ovaries	1.10E-02	3.90E-02
Pancreas	4.80E-03	1.80E-02
Red Marrow	2.80E-02	1.00E-01
Bone Surfaces	6.00E-02	2.20E-01
Skin	4.00E-03	1.50E-02
Spleen	4.20E-03	1.50E-02
Testes	7.80E-03	2.90E-02
Thymus	3.50E-03	1.30E-02
Thyroid	4.40E-03	1.60E-02
Urinary Bladder Wall	2.50E-01	9.10E-01
Uterus	1.90E-02	7.00E-02
Effective Dose Equivalent	2.7E-02 mSv/MBq	1.0E-01 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)