Radiation safety assessment of caregivers of thyroid cancer patients treated with 131I in Taiwan

In conclusion, as the dose rates at a 1-m distance from patients upon release were <50 μSv/h, the radiation dose received by their caregivers would be in accordance with the 5-mSv limit recommended by the International Atomic Energy Agency series 40, International Commission on Radiological Protection publication 94, and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements Report no. 155.
Source: Radiation Physics and Chemistry - Category: Physics Source Type: research