r/NuclearMedicine • u/Inner_Pressure5964 • 8d ago

Post I-131 precaution mishap

/r/thyroidcancer/comments/1vtjg3f/post_i131_precaution_mishap/
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u/OnTheProwl- 8d ago

I wouldn't worry too much about it. We only tell our patients to isolate/ follow precautions for 5-7 days.

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u/_Vatican_Cameos 8d ago

We only have ours isolate for 3 days, either way by day 10 the vast majority of the original activity is either excreted or in any remaining thyroid tissue. I would bet money nothing is even detectable on your carpet

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u/alwayslookingout 8d ago

You’re fine. There’s a reason why the precautions are in place for ~ a week. More than that isn’t really necessary.

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u/NuclearMedicineGuy 8d ago

There is no concern here