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Radiation Dose Estimates for I-125 Sodium Iodide


  Estimated Radiation Dose (mGy/MBq)
ORGAN mGy/MBq rad/mCi
     
Adrenals 1.1E-02 4.0E-02
Brain 1.3E-02 4.7E-02
Breasts 6.2E-03 2.3E-02
Gallbladder Wall 1.9E-02 6.8E-02
LLI Wall 1.1E-02 4.2E-02
Small Intestine 3.7E-02 1.4E-01
Stomach 6.4E-02 2.4E-01
ULI Wall 1.5E-02 5.5E-02
Heart Wall 9.1E-03 3.4E-02
Kidneys 8.6E-03 3.2E-02
Liver 8.6E-02 3.2E-01
Lungs 1.9E-02 7.1E-02
Muscle 8.6E-02 3.2E-01
Ovaries 1.1E-02 4.1E-02
Pancreas 1.3E-02 4.9E-02
Red Marrow 1.7E-02 6.3E-02
Bone Surfaces 9.9E-02 3.6E-01
Skin 1.7E-02 6.4E-02
Spleen 8.4E-03 3.1E-02
Testes 6.5E-03 2.4E-02
Thymus 2.4E-02 8.9E-02
Thyroid 2.1E+02 7.8E+02
Urinary Bladder Wall 1.2E-01 4.4E-01
Uterus 1.4E-02 5.2E-02
     
Effective Dose Equivalent 6.4E+00 mSv/MBq 2.4E+01 rem/mCi

Based on model in MIRD Dose Estimate Report No. 5, J Nucl Med 16:857-860, 1975 (25% thyroid uptake).

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