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Radiation Dose Estimates for Inhalation of Xe-133
(Breathhold)



  Estimated Radiation Dose (mGy/MBq)
ORGAN mGy/MBq rad/mCi
     
Adrenals 1.0E-04 3.8E-04
Brain 9.7E-05 3.6E-04
Breasts 9.5E-05 3.5E-04
Gallbladder Wall 1.0E-04 3.8E-04
LLI Wall 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
Small Intestine 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
Stomach 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
ULI Wall 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
Heart Wall 1.1E-04 3.9E-04
Kidneys 9.8E-05 3.6E-04
Liver 1.0E-04 3.8E-04
Lungs 8.2E-04 3.0E-03
Muscle 9.7E-05 3.6E-04
Ovaries 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
Pancreas 1.0E-04 3.8E-04
Red Marrow 1.2E-04 4.4E-04
Bone Surfaces 1.2E-04 4.5E-04
Skin 9.0E-05 3.3E-04
Spleen 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
Testes 9.5E-05 3.5E-04
Thymus 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
Thyroid 9.9E-05 3.7E-04
Urinary Bladder Wall 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
Uterus 1.0E-04 3.7E-04
     
Effective Dose Equivalent 1.9E-04 mSv/MBq 7.1E-04 rem/mCi

 

Based on the model in MIRD Dose Estimate Report No. 9 (data gathered in human subjects), J Nucl Med 21:459-465, 1980.

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