Radioactive waste discharge quantities for patients undergoing radioactive iodine therapy for thyroid carcinoma

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1129-1132

  Driver, I ^a   Packer, S ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environment; Radioactive iodine; Radioactive waste; Thyroid carcinoma; Whole body retention

Indexed keywords

RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXCRETION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SEWER; THYROID CARCINOMA;

IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MEDICAL WASTE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; RADIOMETRY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 0034750904     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006231-200110000-00012     Document Type: Review

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