Abstract:
Objective To study the methodology for calculating daily urine intake excretion fraction of 131Iin differentiated thyroid carcinoma(DTC)patients underwent thyroidectomy.
Methods Simplified the current 131I compartment model with a normal thyroid.A new model was developed for calculating 131I activity excreted by urine of DTC patients.To verifiy the new method, 20 DTC patients treated with 131I therapy after thyroidectomy were investigated by measuring their daily urinary radioactivities of 131I during isolation period in this study.
Results Daily urine intake excretion fractions were estimated to be 58.2%and 79.3%for the first day and 5 d respectively; the mean value for intake excretion fractions in the 20 DTC patients were 57.9% and 79.9%for the first day and 5 d respectively.
Conclusions In good agreement with experimental results, the new method developed in this study was applicable to estimate the urine radioactivity intake excretion fractions of DTC patients underwent thyroidectomy.With the knowledge of daily urine intake excretion fractions, the isolation and urine storage time of DTC patients can be confirmed.