Radiation Dose Estimates for I-131 Sodium Iodide

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	Estimated Radiation Dose (mGy/MBq)
ORGAN	mGy/MBq	rad/mCi
Adrenals	3.9E-02	1.4E-01
Brain	1.1E-01	4.1E-01
Breasts	4.2E-02	1.6E-01
Gallbladder Wall	4.5E-02	1.7E-01
LLI Wall	4.3E-02	1.6E-01
Small Intestine	2.4E-01	8.8E-01
Stomach	3.6E-01	1.3E+00
ULI Wall	5.2E-02	1.9E-01
Heart Wall	5.7E-02	2.1E-01
Kidneys	3.6E-02	1.3E-01
Liver	1.1E-01	3.9E-01
Lungs	7.9E-02	2.9E-01
Muscle	1.0E-01	3.7E-01
Ovaries	4.7E-02	1.8E-01
Pancreas	5.2E-02	1.9E-01
Red Marrow	8.3E-02	3.1E-01
Bone Surfaces	1.0E-01	3.7E-01
Skin	5.1E-02	1.9E-01
Spleen	4.1E-02	1.5E-01
Testes	2.8E-02	1.0E-01
Thymus	1.2E-01	4.4E-01
Thyroid	3.4E+02	1.3E+03
Urinary Bladder Wall	6.2E-01	2.3E+00
Uterus	5.9E-02	2.2E-01
Effective Dose Equivalent	1.1E+01 mSv/MBq	3.9E+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)