Re: How big a dose is 30mci? -- Ian

[Guest guest]

1000 mc equals 1 currie right?

[Guest guest]

Thank you! I'm looking up your stuff now. Have learned

much in the last hour or so.

Mara

--- Ian Adam wrote:

> Mara

>

> Here in the UK we had a book from our nuclear

> regulators that laid out the

> upper & lower levels for going home etc. 30mCi was a

> threshold value above

> which you HAD to be an inpatient. 1/8th of 30 mCi

> was the lower threshold

> below which you were deemed non-radioactive for

> official purposes.

>

> Between those levels we had to apply our judgment -

> and this meant looking at

> the home environment, the degree of cooperation from

> the patient (= how hypo

> they were), how they would get home etc.

>

> Since 1987 our regulations changed and everything is

> done by 'Risk

> Assessment', so now we have to look at the home

> environment, the degree of

> cooperation from the patient (= how hypo they are),

> how they would get home

> etc, but there are no formal levels.

>

> I believe that this is a good system. Some people

> are safer to go home at

> 30mCi than others at 5mCi.

>

> This is UK and not US. Your local hospital rules

> will apply, whether you like

> them or not.

>

> Personally, I think it disgraceful that the guy

> laughed at you. Ask him if he

> would like his wife to come home to his bed with

> 30mCi in her.

>

> I have send some guidelines before, they should be

> on the website. They are

> quite long so if you can't find them write to me

> privately and I'll send you

> a copy.

>

> Ian

>

>

> > Hello all.

> > Please forgive any confusion in this message, I am

> now in week 9 of

> > hypo (thanks to a hospital mistake). In brief, I

> had an I123 scan

> > first, which showed uptake. After a 2mci dose

> I131, scan last

> > Thursday showed bright spots in the neck and a

> couple of bright spots

> > in the right lung. None of this has been explained

> to me in detail by

> > the hospital staff because my doctor is now away

> from his office

> > (vacation? lucky him) and they don't feel they

> have the right to talk

> > to me, confidentiality and all. But one technician

> did show us (my

> > husband and me) the scan pictures on his computer

> screen and

> > said " this shouldn't be here " . End of explanation.

> I could have

> > figured that one out myself.

> > Anyway, because my doctor is out of town, all the

> information I got

> > last week was to prepare for a 30mci dose sometime

> this week. This

> > morning I got the call from the hospital to go in

> on Wed. I asked if

> > hospitalization is required for that dose and the

> guy laughed. " No, "

> > he said, " you're going home. " Well, home is a

> small house with 3

> > children. I spent 4 days after the scan dose last

> week at my sister's

> > bigger house in her guest room with private bath.

> But she also has

> > small children and I don't feel right after

> talking to my cousin (a

> > radiation specialist working for an oncologist).

> > >From reading about others here I had the

> impression that 30mci is

> > really a small dose for ablation, likely to do

> very little real

> > ablation work. After talking to my cousin I get

> the feeling this is

> > major radiation and I should be hospitalized.

> > So what am I really getting? How much good is

> 30mci likely to be to

> > me? How much care with isolation should be taken

> for the safety of

> > everyone around me? I've thought of a hotel room,

> but that doesn't

> > feel right either, somehow very dishonest.

> > Any comment would be welcome. Thanks.

> > Mara

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For more information regarding thyroid cancer

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> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Hi Audra

> 1000 mc equals 1 currie right?

Yes, almost, and sorry to be pedantic:

1000 millicuries = 1 curie or

1000 mCi = 1 Ci

Ian

Ian Adam

Radiation Safety Officer

The Institute of Cancer Research

Cotswold Road

Sutton

Surrey

SM2 5NG

Tel: 020 8722 4250

Fax: 020 8722 4300

EMail: iana@...

[Guest guest]

Hi Audra

> 1000 mc equals 1 currie right?

Yes, almost, and sorry to be pedantic:

1000 millicuries = 1 curie or

1000 mCi = 1 Ci

Ian

Ian Adam

Radiation Safety Officer

The Institute of Cancer Research

Cotswold Road

Sutton

Surrey

SM2 5NG

Tel: 020 8722 4250

Fax: 020 8722 4300

EMail: iana@...

[Guest guest]

Hi Audra

> 1000 mc equals 1 currie right?

Yes, almost, and sorry to be pedantic:

1000 millicuries = 1 curie or

1000 mCi = 1 Ci

Ian

Ian Adam

Radiation Safety Officer

The Institute of Cancer Research

Cotswold Road

Sutton

Surrey

SM2 5NG

Tel: 020 8722 4250

Fax: 020 8722 4300

EMail: iana@...

[Guest guest]

My last name is Curry, so does that make me 1000 millicurrys?

Peace, Love and all that Hippie Stuff!

Re: How big a dose is 30mci? -- Ian

> Hi Audra

>

> > 1000 mc equals 1 currie right?

> Yes, almost, and sorry to be pedantic:

> 1000 millicuries = 1 curie or

> 1000 mCi = 1 Ci

>

> Ian

>

>

> Ian Adam

> Radiation Safety Officer

> The Institute of Cancer Research

> Cotswold Road

> Sutton

> Surrey

> SM2 5NG

> Tel: 020 8722 4250

> Fax: 020 8722 4300

> EMail: iana@...

>

>

>

> For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you

do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank

email to thyca-unsubscribe

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My last name is Curry, so does that make me 1000 millicurrys?

Peace, Love and all that Hippie Stuff!

Re: How big a dose is 30mci? -- Ian

> Hi Audra

>

> > 1000 mc equals 1 currie right?

> Yes, almost, and sorry to be pedantic:

> 1000 millicuries = 1 curie or

> 1000 mCi = 1 Ci

>

> Ian

>

>

> Ian Adam

> Radiation Safety Officer

> The Institute of Cancer Research

> Cotswold Road

> Sutton

> Surrey

> SM2 5NG

> Tel: 020 8722 4250

> Fax: 020 8722 4300

> EMail: iana@...

>

>

>

> For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you

do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank

email to thyca-unsubscribe

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

My last name is Curry, so does that make me 1000 millicurrys?

Peace, Love and all that Hippie Stuff!

Re: How big a dose is 30mci? -- Ian

> Hi Audra

>

> > 1000 mc equals 1 currie right?

> Yes, almost, and sorry to be pedantic:

> 1000 millicuries = 1 curie or

> 1000 mCi = 1 Ci

>

> Ian

>

>

> Ian Adam

> Radiation Safety Officer

> The Institute of Cancer Research

> Cotswold Road

> Sutton

> Surrey

> SM2 5NG

> Tel: 020 8722 4250

> Fax: 020 8722 4300

> EMail: iana@...

>

>

>

> For more information regarding thyroid cancer visit www.thyca.org. If you

do not wish to belong to this group, you may UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank

email to thyca-unsubscribe

>

>

>