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<div dir="ltr">I do agree that having patients collect and decay waste at home is counterproductive, especially for Lu-177 therapies. We recommend they put it all directly in the normal trash. <div><br></div><div>SNMMI, ACNM, ACR, and AAPM released a joint position statement that states the same. </div><div><br></div><div>Jeff<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM Shane McCotter via Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <<a href="mailto:intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu">intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list@lists.osu.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg3233351425624785300">
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All, I am interested in your thoughts regarding patient instructions for at-home waste storage before disposal. I have recommended patients collect items (pads, diapers, etc. ) for 5 days and store for 70 days before disposal, however, one of</div>
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I am interested in your thoughts regarding patient instructions for at-home waste storage before disposal. I have recommended patients collect items (pads, diapers, etc.) for 5 days and store for 70 days before disposal, however, one of our AU's is requesting
we remove the storage requirement allow patients to dispose of all materials without decay based on these studies (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/64/10/1567__;!!KGKeukY!1AP1MpV5dSTwsgzAipPNSxW2zEFl5sw_yqZ2skGAqT1NFshsAMKGAjzkj7ufTPmG3lI5wa4IXl-WOO0efXaFYKbF29ysFbouyLBIGTA$" id="m_3233351425624785300OWA08335a36-e7d4-440c-c167-186d82275103" title="https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/64/10/1567" style="margin:0px" target="_blank">Link
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I have reached out to a few other RSO's and institutions, and I have received answers to store items ranging from a few days to 70 days, and I am hoping to get a more definitive answer from the list.</div>
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