Radiology
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Romney, B. M.
Right arrow Articles by Alderson, P. O.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Romney, B. M.
Right arrow Articles by Alderson, P. O.

Radiology, Vol 160, 549-554, Copyright © 1986 by Radiological Society of North America

ARTICLES

Radionuclide administration to nursing mothers: mathematically derived guidelines

BM Romney, EL Nickoloff, PD Esser and PO Alderson

We determined a formula to establish objective guidelines for the administration of radionuclides to nursing mothers. The formula is based on the maximum permissible dose to the infant's critical organ, serial measurements of breast milk activity, milk volume, and dose to the critical organ per microcurie in milk. Using worst-case assumptions, we believe that cessation of nursing for 24 hours after administration of technetium labeled radiopharmaceuticals is sufficient for safety. Longer-lived agents require greater delays. Iodine-123 radiopharmaceuticals are preferable to iodine-131 agents and should always be used when studying the unblocked thyroid.


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Endocr. Rev.Home page
A. F. Muller, H. A. Drexhage, and A. Berghout
Postpartum Thyroiditis and Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Women of Childbearing Age: Recent Insights and Consequences for Antenatal and Postnatal Care
Endocr. Rev., October 1, 2001; 22(5): 605 - 630.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Hum LactHome page
R. B. Saenz
Iodine-131 Elimination From Breast Milk: A Case Report
J Hum Lact, February 1, 2000; 16(1): 44 - 46.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 J Hum LactHome page
L. A. Herman and S. O'Neill
Breastfeeding after Radionuclide Administration
J Hum Lact, September 1, 1995; 11(3): 223 - 227.
[PDF]

Home page
 J Hum LactHome page
B. Fulton and L. Moore
Radiopharmaceuticals and Lactation
J Hum Lact, December 1, 1990; 6(4): 181 - 184.
[PDF]

Home page
 J Hum LactHome page
A. Jacobi
From the Journals
J Hum Lact, December 1, 1986; 2(3): 129 - 132.
[PDF]


HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
RADIOLOGY RADIOGRAPHICS RSNA JOURNALS ONLINE
Copyright © 1986 by the Radiological Society of North America.