JARPM-BSS9

TABLE ３－５ GUIADANCE LEVELS OF ACTIVITY FOR PROCEDURES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE FOR A TYPICAL ADULT PATIENT

Test	Radionuclide	Chemical form*	Maximum usual activity per test** (MBq)
Bone
Bone imaging	99Tcm	Phosphonate and phosphate compounds	600
Bone imaging(SPECT)	99Tcm	Phosphonate and phosphate compounds	800
Bone marrow imaging	99Tcm	Labelled colloid	400
Brain
Braine imaging(static)	99Tcm	TcO-_4	500
	99Tcm	DTPA,gluconate and glucoheptonate	500
Braine imaging(SPECT)	99Tcm	TcO-_4	800
	99Tcm	DTPA,gluconate and glucoheptonate	800
	99Tcm	Exametazime	500
Cerebral blood flow	133Xe	In isotonic sodium chloride solution	400
	99Tcm	Hexamethyl propylene amine qxime(HM-PAO)	500
Cisternography	111 In	DTPA	40
Lacrimal
Lacrimal drainage	99Tcm	TcO1_4	4
	99Tcm	Labelled colloid	4
Thyroid
Thyroid imaging	99Tcm	TcO-_4	200
	123I	I-	20
Thyroid metastases (after ablation)	131 I	I-	400
Parathyroid imaging	201Tl	Tl+,chloride	80
Lung

TABLE ３－６ GUIADANCE LEVEL FOR MAXIMUM ACTIVITY FOR PATIENTS IN THERAPY ON DISCHARGE FROM HOSPITAL

Radionuclide	Activity ( MBq )
Iodine-131	1100*

*　In some countries a level of 400 MBq is used as an example of good practice.