RADIATION ABSORBED DOSE TO THE LENS IN DACRYOSCINTIGRAPHY WITH (TCO4-)-TC-99M

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作者
ROBERTSON, JS [1 ]
BROWN, ML [1 ]
COLVARD, DM [1 ]
机构
[1] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,ROCHESTER,MN 55901
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10.1148/133.3.747
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Calculations of the radiation dose to thelens for 99mTcO4- in dacryoscintigraphy are developed in some detail. The results indicate that the absorbed dose to the germinal epithelium of the lens is 2.2 x 10-5 to 1.4 x 10-4 rad/μCi (5.9 x 10-12 to 3.8 x 10-11 Gy/Bq) 99mTcO4- under physiological conditions. With blockage of the lacrimal drainage apparatus, the dose to the lens could increase to 4 x 10-3 rad/μCi (1 x 10-9 Gy/Bq).
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