Title
Radioablative therapy with Iodine-131 on a patient with thyroid cancer and chronic renal failure in hemodialysis first experience in Peru
Date Issued
07 July 2016
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Herrera Vera R.
Cardenas Abarca C.
Oporto Gonzales C.
Aguilar Ramírez C.
Urquizo Baldomero R.
Publisher(s)
American Institute of Physics Inc.
Abstract
The Iodine-131 (I-131) is a radioisotope used as a standard treatment for radioablation of thyroid remnants. Among thyroid cancer patients, the ones undergoing hemodialysis represent a specific group. The dose of I-131 is given orally to these patients, part of it is absorbed by the thyroid remnants and the rest of it, largely not incorporated, is excreted primarily by renal excretion. The use of a high dose of radioactivity in the process, and the inability of excretion, represents a high risk of exposure to the patient, medical staff and hemodialysis equipment. This work describes the procedure applied on the radioablation therapy for thyroid cancer while receiving hemodialysis, minimizing the risks for the patient and the staff involved. This clinical procedure will establish the dosimetric measures, a plan on radiation protection and a treatment protocol for this specific type of patients.
Volume
1753
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Endocrinología, Metabolismo (incluyendo diabetes, hormonas)
Oncología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84984559444
Source
AIP Conference Proceedings
Resource of which it is part
AIP Conference Proceedings
ISSN of the container
0094243X
ISBN of the container
9780735414112
Conference
11th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, LASNPA 2015
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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