Open AccessThe minimum amount of fluids needed to achieve the fastest time to reach permissible level for release in well-differentiated thyroid patients undergoing high-dose I-131 therapy
Author(s) -
Alex Khoo Cheen Hoe,
Lee Yeong Fong,
Fatin Nadhirah Abdul Halim,
Quek Kia Fatt,
Fadzilah Hamzah
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
world journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1607-3312
pISSN - 1450-1147
DOI - 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_59_17
Subject(s) - medicine , ingestion , thyroid , thyroidectomy , hormone , urology , surgery , anesthesia
Radioiodine (131I) therapy is the mainstay of treatment for patients who had undergone total thyroidectomy for well differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Increased fluid intake has always been encouraged to minimize the risk of non-target organ exposure to I-131radiation. This study aimed to determine the minimum amount of fluids needed for patients to have the fastest time to achieve permissible level for release after high dose I-131therapy.