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The Journal of Nuclear Medicine Vol. 17 No. 5 408-410
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Radiation Hazards from 241Am Sources Used in Thyroid Studies

G. Venkataraman and S. Jayaraman

Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Bombay, India

Correspondence: For reprints contact: G. Venkataraman, Div. of Radiological Protection, Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay, Bombay 400 085, India.

ABSTRACT

The neutron and gamma photon doses corresponding to the neck and eye level from an 241AmO2 source used in thyroid studies have been theoretically estimated. The radiation hazard to the patient is found to be not significant.






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