time course of iodine in saliva

["Marissa Bartlett" <Marissa_Bartlett@health.qld.gov.au>]

Hey,



Can anyone point me in the direction of information about the time course of radioactive iodine in saliva, following administration of NaI?  We are in the habit (in Nuclear Medicine) of recommending that patients avoid sharing saliva for a few days or weeks after thyroid treatment, but I have no idea what data (if any) the time intervals are based on.



Thanks,

Marissa Bartlett

marissa_bartlett@health.qld.gov.au 











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Dr Marissa Bartlett

Dept of Nuclear Medicine

Level 3, Ned Hanlon Building

Royal Brisbane Hospital



marissa_bartlett@health.qld.gov.au

ph: + 61 7 3636 7569

fax: + 61 7 3636 8481







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