Table 5.
Radionuclides for medical use | Scope of application | Dose (MBq) |
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Iodine (131I) | Residual thyroid ablation after total thyroidectomy in differentiated thyroid cancer without distant metastasisa | 1110 |
Radium (223Ra) | Treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastasisb | 12.1c |
a Limited to implementation in accordance with the guidelines prepared by related academic societies (“Outpatient treatment with I-131 (1,110MBq) for the purpose of residual thyroid destruction”).
b Limited when it is performed by administering 55 kBq/kg per dose of radium chloride (Ra-223) injection at 4-week intervals (up to 6 times) according to the implementation guidelines prepared by related academic societies (“Proper use manual for internal therapy using radium chloride (Ra-223) injection”).
c Maximum dose