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. 2013 Aug 7;40(11):1711–1717. doi: 10.1007/s00259-013-2510-z

Table 2.

131I-MIBG therapy characteristics

First therapy Second therapy
Dose (MBq/kg) Radiation protective isolation (days) Dose (MBq/kg) Radiation protective isolation (days)
No. of patients with data available 61/66a 45/66 44/52b 27/52
<12 months of age 430 (268 – 804) 3 (1 – 6) 430 (289 – 727) 4 (4 – 5)
≥12 months of age 447 (157 – 740) 4 (1 – 8) 314 (113 – 573) 4 (2 – 7)
All patients 441 (157 – 804) 4 (1 – 8) 328 (113 – 727) 4 (2 – 7)

The data presented are medians (range)

aOf the five patients with unknown data, two (2.0 and 3.8 years of age) were treated with 7,400 MBq but with missing weight

bOf the eight patients with unknown data, one (2 years of age) was treated with 5,500 MBq but with missing weight