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KMID : 1202020100030020173
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Journal of Korean Thyroid Association
2010 Volume.3 No. 2 p.173 ~ p.175
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Thyroid Cancer Patients Received Radioactive Iodine Therapy May Set Off Security Alarm at Airport
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Lee Yong-Sang
Ryu Young-Hoon
Chang Hang-Seok
Park Cheong-Soo
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Abstract
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The medical treatments and examinations using radioisotopes can result in unintended setting off the detector alarms at the airports, banks, and other securities. The treatment of thyroid cancer using radioactive iodine can also cause the same problem. We report a patient who unexpectedly experienced this problem after receiving radioactive iodine treatment. A 50-year-old woman who underwent total thyroidectomy and radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer have set off the detector alarms at Los Angeles international airport, but she was released after showing the medical certificate and a paper regarding the radiation alarm following radioactive iodine treatment. We propose to inform patients routinely about this issue and to provide them with a medical record containing details of the administered radioisotopes.
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KEYWORD
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Radioisotope, Thyroid cancer, Radiation alarm
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