Radiation Dose Estimates for Tc-99m Pertechnetate

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	Estimated Radiation Dose (mGy/MBq)
ORGAN	mGy/MBq	rad/mCi
Adrenals	3.1E-03	1.1E-02
Brain	1.8E-03	6.7E-03
Breasts	1.6E-03	5.8E-03
Gallbladder Wall	5.2E-03	1.9E-02
LLI Wall	2.7E-02	1.0E-01
Small Intestine	8.2E-03	3.0E-02
Stomach	1.3E-02	4.7E-02
ULI Wall	2.8E-02	1.0E-01
Heart Wall	2.7E-03	1.0E-02
Kidneys	3.3E-03	1.2E-02
Liver	3.0E-03	1.1E-02
Lungs	2.3E-03	8.4E-03
Muscle	2.9E-03	1.1E-02
Ovaries	8.6E-03	3.2E-02
Pancreas	4.5E-03	1.7E-02
Red Marrow	3.3E-03	1.2E-02
Bone Surfaces	4.8E-03	1.8E-02
Skin	1.7E-03	6.1E-03
Spleen	3.5E-03	1.3E-02
Testes	3.3E-03	1.2E-02
Thymus	2.2E-03	8.1E-03
Thyroid	2.3E-02	8.5E-02
Urinary Bladder Wall	3.6E-02	1.3E-01
Uterus	8.2E-03	3.0E-02
Effective Dose Equivalent	1.1E-02 mSv/MBq	3.9E-02 rem/mCi

Based on the model for "nonresting patients" in MIRD Dose Estimate Report No. 8 (data gathered in human subjects), J Nucl Med 17:74-77, 1976.