Re: Tc-99m Dose

[michael_coogen@hq2ccgw.hq.dla.mil]

     Quoting from a Physican Desk Reference For Radiology and Nuclear 
     Medicine:  Usual Administered Dose (mCi) of Tc-99m Phosphate is 15-20 
     mCi; Target Organ Bone (0.45 Rads); 0.15 to 0.2 Rads Whole body...mike 
     coogen sends


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Subject: Tc-99m Dose
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at hq2ccgw
Date:    8/31/95 2:00 PM


I hate to do this, but "can anybody out there" provide a quick ROT type estimate
for dose from injected Tc-99m used in bone scans. 
I believe the chemical form is Technetium phosphate.  I'm not a medical HP type,
and I'm too lazy to do the work myself.  If there
is a rem/uCi average for "standard man" that would do just fine.  Many thanks in
advance.
     
Keith Welch
CEBAF
welch@cebaf.gov