RE: I-125 seed prostate implant

["Dunn, Wes" <WDunn@intiso.com>]

A typical figure is approximately 100 seeds at an average of 0.5 mCi.
It obviously varies according to treatment schedule.

Wes


Wesley M. Dunn, CHP, Director, Environmental Health & Safety
International Isotopes, Inc.
3100 Jim Christal Road
Denton, Texas  76207
Wdunn@intiso.com <mailto:Wdunn@intiso.com>
Corporate Website:  http://www.intiso.com
940-484-9492; 940-484-0877 (fax)


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Karin Gordon [SMTP:KGordon@exchange.hsc.mb.ca]
	Sent:	Thursday, January 07, 1999 5:36 PM
	To:	Multiple recipients of list
	Subject:	I-125 seed prostate implant

	How much I-125 activity is there (collectively) in the seeds
used for a
	typical implant to treat prostate cancer?


	
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