Measurement of cumulative radiation exposure to children and adolescents in contact with outpatients treated with low dose radioactive iodine (131I)

Measurement of cumulative radiation exposure to children and adolescents in contact with outpatients treated with low dose radioactive iodine (131I)

Abstract Background Radiation exposure from patients treated with radioactive iodine (131I) represents a radiation hazard to children and adolescents, representing the most vulnerable group of household contacts. Our aim was to calculate the cumulative radiation exposure (CRE) figures to children an...

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Main Authors: Khaled Salman, Shereen Wagieh, Aquib Bakhsh, Tarek Al-Monshy, Omnia Talaat, Musaed Al-Malki, Manal Al-Ezzi, Ashraf Fouda, Gihad Hamid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Subjects:
Radiation exposure
Children and adolescents
Outpatients treatment
Low-dose radioactive iodine (131I)
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43046-019-0013-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s43046-019-0013-0

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