title: Radiation hazards from 241Am sources used in thyroid studies.
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.
mesh_terms: D000576:Americium; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D009502:Neutrons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012306:Risk; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000576:Americium