Radiation protection during treatment of children with 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine.
This paper describes the radiation protection procedures that were used in caring for three children treated with therapeutic amounts of 131I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine. Since it was not possible to leave a child alone in a shielded room for several days, the presence of one parent was requested during the treatment. The dose equivalent to the parent was kept to an acceptable level of approximately 1 mSv. This dose equivalent was almost completely due to external radiation since blocking of the parent's thyroid led to a negligible dose equivalent from internal contamination.
D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D001822:Body Burden; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007454:Iodides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010290:Parents; D010356:Patient Isolation; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*
D007454:Iodides; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; C010389:Lugol's solution