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Radiation Dose Estimates for I-125 IMP


  Estimated Radiation Dose (mGy/MBq)
ORGAN mGy/MBq rad/mCi
     
Adrenals 2.0E-02 7.3E-02
Brain 2.8E-02 1.0E-01
Breasts 1.6E-02 6.1E-02
Gallbladder Wall 1.9E-02 7.0E-02
LLI Wall 2.2E-02 8.1E-02
Small Intestine 2.1E-02 7.6E-02
Stomach 2.0E-02 7.3E-02
ULI Wall 2.0E-02 7.2E-02
Heart Wall 2.1E-02 7.9E-02
Kidneys 1.8E-02 6.8E-02
Liver 9.4E-03 3.5E-02
Lungs 7.2E-02 2.7E-01
Muscle 1.9E-02 6.9E-02
Ovaries 2.1E-02 7.9E-02
Pancreas 2.0E-02 7.5E-02
Red Marrow 1.5E-02 5.7E-02
Bone Surfaces 3.9E-02 1.5E-01
Skin 1.4E-02 5.0E-02
Spleen 2.0E-02 7.4E-02
Testes 1.8E-02 6.5E-02
Thymus 1.9E-02 7.1E-02
Thyroid 2.0E-02 7.2E-02
Urinary Bladder Wall 1.4E-01 5.0E-01
Uterus 2.5E-02 9.4E-02
   
Effective Dose Equivalent 3.4E-02 mSv/MBq 1.3E-01 rem/mCi

Based on data gathered in six human volunteers. Average residence times:

Brain 1.34 hr
Liver 0.349 hr
Lungs 3.45 hr
Remainder 42.9 hr

Urinary bladder: 100%, Tb = 34.1 hr. Dynamic bladder model with 4.8-hour voiding interval.

Estimate calculated using phantom of Cristy & Eckerman (Report ORNL/TM-8381/V1 & V7)