Contamination and radiation exposure from sup 201 Tl in patients undergoing dialysis after a nuclear medicine study

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1991 · Health Physics; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00004032-199103000-00005· OSTI ID:6140678

Serrano, M; Olson, A; Man, C; Galonsky, R; Stein, R ^[1]

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1. State Univ. of New York, Health Science Center, Brooklyn (USA)

Our institution is a major kidney research and transplant center. Hemodialysis patients that are scheduled for renal transplant are given a 201Tl stress test. Possible radiation exposure and contamination are of concern to attending personnel. We investigated this situation and found measurable activity in the effluent of patients receiving dialysis but no significant contamination of equipment. We determined that dialysis personnel received minimal radiation exposure.

• OSTI ID: 6140678
• Journal Information: Health Physics; (USA), Vol. 60:3; ISSN 0017-9078
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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