Change in Body Dose of I-131 Radioisotope in Boys by Age

Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Uluslararası Mühendislik Teknolojileri ve Uygulamalı Bilimler Dergisi, cilt.4, sa.2, ss.78-82, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Dergi Adı: Afyon Kocatepe Üniversitesi Uluslararası Mühendislik Teknolojileri ve Uygulamalı Bilimler Dergisi
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Index Copernicus, Asos İndeks
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.78-82
Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

In nuclear medicine, the dose received by the critical organs becomes important due to the

radioisotopes placed inside the body. Medical applications are among the main causes of radiation

exposure to the general population. In these applications, Computed Tomography (CT) scans are the

primary source, while nuclear medicine is the second largest. The informed decisions that must be

made regarding the use of nuclear medicine procedures require a better understanding of the absorbed

radiation dose and the associated risks. In this study, when iodine radioisotope I-131 inserted into the

thyroid gland of boys aged 0, 1, 5, 10 and 15, change of the absorbed dose of the thyroid gland, thymus

and lymph nodes was investigated by the Monte Carlo based NCINM (National Cancer Institute

Dosimetry System for Nuclear Medicine) code.