[Intl_DxMedPhys] EXT MSG Re: 131-I causing electronic failures?

[Bill Erwin]

Loretta,

The radiopharmaceutical you are thinking of is I-131 mIBG, which is used
for the treatment of neuroblastoma in children, the typical dosage for
which is 18 mCi/kg (if my recollection is correct).

Regards,
Bill

On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 2:07 PM Johnson, Loretta M via
Intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list <intl_dxmedphys_wd_osu_list at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> One also wouldn’t be giving I-131 thyroid ablation to a pregnant person,
> as the question above the highlighted question indicates. So it is likely a
> recycled form. Isn’t there a treatment for a cancer that usually occurs in
> toddlers, in which
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> One also wouldn’t be giving I-131 thyroid ablation to a pregnant person,
> as the question above the highlighted question indicates.  So it is likely
> a recycled form.
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> Isn’t there a treatment for a cancer that usually occurs in toddlers, in
> which you use roughly 1 Cu of I-131?  Maybe 1 Cu of I-131 could harm an
> implant?  Though not many toddlers have implants.
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> Peace,
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> Loretta
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> As a follow up for everyone’s info: The question I had arises from a
> consent form I saw (below): We only use ~30mCi for our peds 131-I
> theranostics procedure. So I don’t know where this wording came from. My
> guess is there is a single
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> As a follow up for everyone’s info:
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> The question I had arises from a consent form I saw (below): We only use
> ~30mCi for our peds 131-I theranostics procedure. So I don’t know where
> this wording came from. My guess is there is a single consent form for all
> 131-I procedures (including the therapy ablations), which there shouldn’t
> be. Or they’re recycling a therapy form.
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> Hello, Can 131-I radiation therapy for hyperthyroidism cause malfunction
> of an implanted electronic device? How much of a risk are we talking about
> here? The betas have short range, so I’m not sure what type of malfunction
> can 131-I cause. Nima
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> Hello, Can 131-I radiation therapy for hyperthyroidism cause malfunction
> of an implanted electronic device? How much of a risk are we talking about
> here? The betas have short range, so I’m not sure what type of malfunction
> can 131-I cause. Nima
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> Hello,
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> Can 131-I radiation therapy for hyperthyroidism cause malfunction of an
> implanted electronic device?
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> How much of a risk are we talking about here? The betas have short range,
> so I’m not sure what type of malfunction can 131-I cause.
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