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KMID : 0357520100330030269
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Journal of Radiological Science and Technology
2010 Volume.33 No. 3 p.269 ~ p.276
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A Study on Ways to Optimize the Period of Hospitalization During High-Dose Treatment of the Thyroid Can
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Baek Seong-Min
Ko Seung-Jin
Kim Chang-Soo
Kim Jung-Hoon
Kang Se-Sik
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Abstract
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This study attempts to propose ways to optimize and improve the period of hospitalization for the radioiodine treatment by calculating the dose rate of patients treated with high-dose radioiodine by distance and time slot. As a result, 24 hours after the patient was treated with 100 mCi high-dose iodine, the dose rate was attenuated to at the navel, to at 50 cm, and to at 100 cm. 24 hours after the patient was treated with 150 mCi high-dose iodine, the dose rate was attenuated to at the navel, to at 50 cm, and to at 100 cm. 24 hours after the patient was treated with 180 mCi high-dose iodine, the dose rate was attenuated to at the navel, at 50 cm, and to at 100 cm. In light of the current criterion for discharge recommended by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission being , the present study indicates earlier discharge is feasible by applying a new scheme. This suggests that the proposed scheme in this study will help to solve the problem of shortage of treatment beds with the increasing trend of patients with thyroid cancer taken into consideration.
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KEYWORD
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Radioiodine, High-Dose, Thyroid cancer, Radiation therapy
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