Re: Thyroidectomy/Thyroid Burden Measurements

["William A. Fendt" <35346@UDel.Edu>]

Had you considered urine bioassays or air sampling of the worker 
breathing zone as methods to assess I-125 intake?   Bill Fendt, 
35346@strauss.udel.edu


On Fri, 16 Feb 1996 haes@MIT.EDU wrote:

> As an aside to Albert Lee Vest's comments, here is an interesting situation. We had a researcher 
> who HAS NO THYROID GLAND. He was performing protein iodinations in a charcoal filtered glove box 
> using up to 40 mCi of I-125 at a time. Thinking that performing thyroid burden measurements MAY 
> be futile on this individual, I contacted the NRC for clarification.  I was informed that the 
> measurements are necessary regardless of the presence of the critical organ. 
>