Excretion of radioiodine in human milk following a therapeutic dose of I-131 |
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| Authors: | Sietske Rubow Johannes Klopper |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Nuclear Medicine, Tygerberg Hospital, 7505 Tygerberg, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | An investigation of 131I excretion into human milk after a therapeutic dose of 5142 MBq (139 mCi) 131I, in a patient who has had a thyroidectomy is presented. During the first 36 h, 17.4% of the administered dose was excreted into the milk. In addition to the known radiation risk, this may affect the quantity of 131I retained by the thyroid and metastases. |
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| Keywords: | 131I Therapy Excretion in milk Radionuclides in milk |
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