Abstract
A new in vivo thyroid monitoring system was devised with radioluminography using an imaging plate. The counting features of the system were investigated by using a neck-thyroid phantom. A clear thyroid image was obtained at thin prethyroid tissue thicknesses and short distances between IP and neck surface. The characteristic 125I thyroid image made it possible to visually confirm that the thyroid definitely accumulated 125I. The counting efficiency in 100xcps Bq(-1) of the imaging plate system was determined by setting a region of interest on the thyroid image resulting in a maximum efficiency of 0.5%. The higher efficiency was obtained for thinner tissue thickness overlaying the thyroid, smaller thyroids, and shorter distances between the imaging plate and neck surface. The imaging plate thyroid monitoring system was sensitive to thyroid 125I. Its minimum detection limit of 23 Bq for a 10-min measurement was considerably lower than the annual thyroid burden limit of 300 kBq.
Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
