IAEA regional intercomparison of in vivo measurements of 131I in the thyroid: the Latin American and Caribbean experience.
An in vivo intercomparison exercise, organised in the scope of the IAEA Regional Latin American (RLA) Project 9066, was carried out in 2009 aimed to harmonise measurement procedures on the measurement of (131)I in the thyroid among Latin American and Caribbean countries. The exercise consisted in the measurement of an anthropomorphic thyroid phantom spiked with a certified source of (133)Ba. The phantom was supplied by the In Vivo Monitoring Laboratory of Institute for Radiation Protection and Dosimetry (IRD) to 17 Institutions from 12 countries of the regions. Among these, 13 Institutions from 10 countries returned their measurement results as well as a standard report form containing detailed information about their respective counting facilities. All participants reported activities within an acceptable range, considering American National Standard Institute (ANSI) limits. Uncertainties varied from 0.04 to 12.9 %. Although results show that the general performance was acceptable in terms of accuracy, the need for additional action towards the standardisation of uncertainty estimation in this type of measurement in the region should be highlighted.
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Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria-IRD, Av Salvador Allende, Rio de Janeiro CEP 22780-160, Brazil. bmdantas@ird.gov.br
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D001464:Barium / Q000737:chemistry; D017691:Caribbean Region; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D007843:Latin America; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D011834:Radiation Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D011835:Radiation Protection / Q000379:methods*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D001464:Barium