Quiz – Practical Use of I-131 (FX) Copy

.  The Radiation Safety Officer and Authorized User(s) an be selected after the radioactive materials license is submitted for approval

At least one worker at the treating facility needs to have DOT / HAZMAT training, that is repeated at least:

The federally mandated annual radiation dose limit for a member of the general public is:

The predominant beta and gamma emissions of 131I have the following energies:

The average distance that beta particles travel in the thyroid tissue is

Suppose a drop of 131I dose being injected splashes your eyeglasses, and the drop is exactly 1 mCi and lands 1 cm from your eye:    What is the exposure rate to your eye?   (the glasses provide no attenuation)

If you accidentally ingest 90 μCi of 131I, this means:

For anyone who has handled an 131I dose, a thyroid bioassay has to be performed:

The typical precautionary period for a 131I treated cat’s human owners /  family members / bystanders / caregivers is:

NUREG 1556 Vol 7 states that the hospitalization period for 131I treated cats cannot be less than: