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Radiation Dose Estimates for I-131 Rose Bengal

  Estimated Radiation Dose (mGy/MBq)
ORGAN mGy/MBq rad/mCi
     
Adrenals 3.0E-02 1.1E-01
Brain 5.4E-04 2.0E-03
Breasts 5.2E-03 1.9E-02
Gallbladder Wall 6.6E-01 2.5E+00
LLI Wall 8.4E+00 3.1E+01
Small Intestine 8.2E-01 3.0E+00
Stomach 7.2E-02 2.7E-01
ULI Wall 3.2E+00 1.2E+01
Heart Wall 1.2E-02 4.6E-02
Kidneys 5.8E-02 2.1E-01
Liver 1.9E-01 7.1E-01
Lungs 9.6E-03 3.6E-02
Muscle 4.4E-02 1.6E-01
Ovaries 3.7E-01 1.4E+00
Pancreas 4.5E-02 1.7E-01
Red Marrow 7.1E-02 2.6E-01
Bone Surfaces 3.6E-02 1.4E-01
Skin 1.5E-02 5.6E-02
Spleen 3.1E-02 1.1E-01
Testes 3.7E-02 1.4E-01
Thymus 4.2E-03 1.5E-02
Thyroid 1.2E-03 4.6E-03
Urinary Bladder Wall 1.7E-01 6.3E-01
Uterus 1.7E-01 6.4E-01
     
Effective Dose Equivalent 9.0E-01 mSv/MBq 3.3E+00 rem/mCi

 

Based on model in MIRD Dose Estimate Report No. 7 (data gathered in human subjects), J Nucl Med 16:1214-1217, 1975.

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