Re: I-131 Bioassay

[carol marcus <csmarcus@ucla.edu>]

At 02:29 PM 10/24/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Radsafers,
>Is anyone aware of a protocol for determining I-131 uptakes using
urinalysis?  I've never heard of this myself, but an I-131 user is asking to
do this because they do not have access to a NaI detection system.
>
>Thanks,
>Ed Stroud, Compliance
>Radiation Services Unit
>ed.stroud@state.co.us
>
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Dear Ed:

Not only is there no such protocol, but it would be inaccurate and
misleading.  If your I-131 user has no NaI detection system, does he have a
camera?  If he has a camera, he has a NaI detection system.  If not, maybe
he'd better refer the patient elsewhere.

Ciao, Carol

Carol S. Marcus, Ph.D., M.D.
<csmarcus@ucla.edu>

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