Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue

Introduction: The aim of the study was the assesment of effective ablative dose of absorbed 131I radiation, based on dosimetric measurements. Material and methods: The study group comprised one hundred (100) patients in whom papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC, 54 cases) and follicular thyroid carcinom...

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Main Authors: Zbigniew Adamczewski, Jacek Makarewicz, Andrzej Lewiński
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Language:English
Published: Termedia Publishing House 2007-06-01
Series:Archives of Medical Science
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Online Access:http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=8498&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXT
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author Zbigniew Adamczewski
Jacek Makarewicz
Andrzej Lewiński
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Jacek Makarewicz
Andrzej Lewiński
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description Introduction: The aim of the study was the assesment of effective ablative dose of absorbed 131I radiation, based on dosimetric measurements. Material and methods: The study group comprised one hundred (100) patients in whom papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC, 54 cases) and follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC, 46 cases) had been diagnosed. The activities of 131I, administered to those patients, ranged from 1643 MBq (44.4 mCi) to 4033 MBq (109 mCi). The following parameters were determined in the patients before radioiodine therapy: the mass of thyroid remnants [M (g)], iodine uptake [U %], and the effective half-life of radioiodine [EHL (days)]. After obtaining the results of measurements, the dose [D (Gy)] absorbed by thyroid remnants was retrospectively calculated by means of our own modification of the Marinelli formula. Additionally the effect of the analyzed parameters on ablation effectiveness was assessed. Results: In 80 patients (80%) the performed ablation was evaluated as effective. The most effective (91%) was the ablation in the group of patients who received an absorbed dose of 2400 Gy or higher. A correlation was found between the absorbed dose and the effectiveness of ablation (rs=0.23; p<0.05). The effectiveness of ablation was also related to the mass of thyroid remnants, being higher in patients with the mass Ł1.5 γ (91%) than in those with the mass >1.5 γ (68%) (p<0.03). Conclusions: A correlation has been demonstrated between ablation effectiveness and the 131I dose absorbed by thyroid remnants. The highest effectiveness of ablation was obtained after the administration of D ł2400 Gy.
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spelling doaj.art-b70aa17001a343adbcefc0995ba4ae1c2022-12-21T19:28:04ZengTermedia Publishing HouseArchives of Medical Science1734-19222007-06-0132136141Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissueZbigniew AdamczewskiJacek MakarewiczAndrzej LewińskiIntroduction: The aim of the study was the assesment of effective ablative dose of absorbed 131I radiation, based on dosimetric measurements. Material and methods: The study group comprised one hundred (100) patients in whom papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC, 54 cases) and follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC, 46 cases) had been diagnosed. The activities of 131I, administered to those patients, ranged from 1643 MBq (44.4 mCi) to 4033 MBq (109 mCi). The following parameters were determined in the patients before radioiodine therapy: the mass of thyroid remnants [M (g)], iodine uptake [U %], and the effective half-life of radioiodine [EHL (days)]. After obtaining the results of measurements, the dose [D (Gy)] absorbed by thyroid remnants was retrospectively calculated by means of our own modification of the Marinelli formula. Additionally the effect of the analyzed parameters on ablation effectiveness was assessed. Results: In 80 patients (80%) the performed ablation was evaluated as effective. The most effective (91%) was the ablation in the group of patients who received an absorbed dose of 2400 Gy or higher. A correlation was found between the absorbed dose and the effectiveness of ablation (rs=0.23; p<0.05). The effectiveness of ablation was also related to the mass of thyroid remnants, being higher in patients with the mass Ł1.5 γ (91%) than in those with the mass >1.5 γ (68%) (p<0.03). Conclusions: A correlation has been demonstrated between ablation effectiveness and the 131I dose absorbed by thyroid remnants. The highest effectiveness of ablation was obtained after the administration of D ł2400 Gy.http://www.termedia.pl/magazine.php?magazine_id=19&article_id=8498&magazine_subpage=FULL_TEXTdifferentiated thyroid carcinomaradioiodine-131dosimetryablation
spellingShingle Zbigniew Adamczewski
Jacek Makarewicz
Andrzej Lewiński
Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue
Archives of Medical Science
differentiated thyroid carcinoma
radioiodine-131
dosimetry
ablation
title Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue
title_full Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue
title_fullStr Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue
title_full_unstemmed Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue
title_short Original paper<br>Effects of absorbed dose of 131I isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue
title_sort original paper br effects of absorbed dose of 131i isotope on the effectiveness of ablation of thyroid remnant tissue
topic differentiated thyroid carcinoma
radioiodine-131
dosimetry
ablation
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