Consultants' Meeting on the Calibration and Standardisation of Thyroid Radioiodine Uptake Measurements, November 28–30, 1960

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Consultants' Meeting on the Calibration and Standardisation of Thyroid Radioiodine Uptake Measurements, November 28–30, 1960Published Online:28 Jan 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-35-411-205SectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail AboutAbstractThe determination of the uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland of patients suffering from thyroid disorders is probably the most widely practised and one of the most valuable diagnostic applications of radioactive isotopes. Nevertheless, there does not appear to be a standard method of carrying out this procedure, and techniques of uptake measurements differ widely from country to country; consequently, the results obtained are difficult to compare with one another and are often of doubtful value.The International Atomic Energy Agency is undertaking a project to assist its Member States in the calibration and standardisation of thyroid radioiodine uptake measurements. The project involves the dispatch of an expert on this subject to a Member State requesting such service. Using a dummy figure containing known amounts of “mock” radioactive iodine, he calibrates existing local apparatus for uptake measurements, calculates correction factors where necessary, and suggests a standardised procedure so as to ensure that the results obtained are comparable with those reached at institutions in other countries. It is hoped that in this way, confidence in published results will be increased and the comparison of the geographical variation in thyroid function will be provided with a sounder basis.Before starting the project, it was felt that the Agency should seek the advice of a number of well-known specialists in this field on a method of measurement which would facilitate such an intercomparison, would be reasonably accurate and could be used even under rather primitive conditions. Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byCounting efficiency of whole-body monitoring system using BOMAB and ANSI/IAEA thyroid phantom due to internal contamination of 131I31 October 2013 | Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 162, No. 3High thyroid radiation dose associated with 131I-19-iodocholesterol adrenal scanningM. K. O'Connor, M. J. Cullen and J. F. Malone28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 52, No. 614Book review Directory of Cancer Research Information Resources. US Department of Health Education & Welfare, National Technical Inorfmation Service, Virginia, USA, pp. x + 226, Domestic orders $8.00 (paper back), $3.00 (microfiche). Non-domestic orders $16.00 (paper back), $4.50 (microfiche).A. W. Preece28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 52, No. 614Usefulness of liver counts in diagnosis of hyperthyroidismInternational Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology, Vol. 3, No. 2Thyroid Function Studies in Normal and Gold-Exposed Rabbits Using 125 IActa Physiologica Scandinavica, Vol. 89, No. 3Thyroid radionuclide uptake measurementsThe International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 23, No. 7Thyroid Radionuclide Uptake Measurements: Report of a panel of experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency8 July 2009 | Acta Radiologica: Therapy, Physics, Biology, Vol. 11, No. 5Measurement of radioactivity in body organsThe International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Vol. 22, No. 7An improved I.A.E.A. neck phantom for thyroid uptake seriesP. J. Gillespie and W. I. Keyes28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 44, No. 520The design of counting systems for dynamic studies and uptake measurements28 January 2014 | The British Journal of Radiology, Vol. 41, No. 485THYROID RADIOIODINE UPTAKE MEASUREMENTSRadiation Hazards Resulting from Clinical Use of Radio-Iodine21 January 2011 | Acta Radiologica: Therapy, Physics, Biology, Vol. 2, No. 4 Volume 35, Issue 411March 1962Pages: 149-220 © The British Institute of Radiology History Published onlineJanuary 28,2014 Metrics Download PDF