One of the Three Basic Approaches to Selecting the Dose

question 16

Multiple Choice

One of the three basic approaches to selecting the dose of ¹³¹I to be administered as therapy for hyperthyroidism is

• A)a relatively fixed dose in which the patient receives 50 to 100 mCi of ¹³¹I.
• B)a dose based on millicuries delivered per kilogram of thyroid tissue.
• C)a dose based on selecting a radiation absorbed dose to the thyroid.
• D)a dose based on selecting the organification rate of the thyroid.

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