Radiation Dose Estimates for I-126 Sodium Iodide

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	Estimated Radiation Dose (mGy/MBq)
ORGAN	mGy/MBq	rad/mCi
Adrenals	4.9E-02	1.8E-01
Brain	1.7E-01	6.4E-01
Breasts	6.0E-02	2.2E-01
Gallbladder Wall	5.7E-02	2.1E-01
LLI Wall	4.6E-02	1.7E-01
Small Intestine	2.0E-01	7.5E-01
Stomach	3.1E-01	1.2E+00
ULI Wall	5.9E-02	2.2E-01
Heart Wall	8.1E-02	3.0E-01
Kidneys	4.2E-02	1.6E-01
Liver	1.5E-01	5.6E-01
Lungs	1.2E-01	4.4E-01
Muscle	1.6E-01	5.8E-01
Ovaries	5.1E-02	1.9E-01
Pancreas	6.2E-02	2.3E-01
Red Marrow	1.2E-01	4.4E-01
Bone Surfaces	1.5E-01	5.4E-01
Skin	7.5E-02	2.8E-01
Spleen	4.7E-02	1.8E-01
Testes	2.8E-02	1.0E-01
Thymus	1.9E-01	7.0E-01
Thyroid	4.2E+02	1.6E+03
Urinary Bladder Wall	5.4E-01	2.0E+00
Uterus	6.4E-02	2.3E-01
Effective Dose Equivalent	1.3E+01 mSv/MBq	4.7E+01 rem/mCi

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

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