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Posttreatment Exposure Rates for 90Y-Microsphere Patients: A Comparison of Products

Steven Blum, Eugenio Silvestrini, Jonathan Weinstein and Craig Greben
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology March 2023, 51 (1) 60-62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.122.264335
Steven Blum
1Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York;
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Eugenio Silvestrini
2Radiation Safety, Department of Radiology, Northwell Health, Manhasset, New York;
3Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York; and
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Jonathan Weinstein
4Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell Health, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
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Craig Greben
4Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine, Northwell Health, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
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    Liver exposure rates at surface of patient’s body between SIR-Spheres and TheraSphere over time.

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    Lung exposure rates at surface of patient’s body between SIR-Spheres and TheraSphere over time.

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    Exposure rates at 1 m from torso between SIR-Spheres and TheraSphere over time.

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    Exposure rates at surface for lungs and liver differentiated by either SIR-Spheres or TheraSphere over time.

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    TABLE 1.

    Exposure Rates for Regions of Interest for 50 Patients Split by Product Received

    TheraSphere (n = 25)SIR-Spheres (n = 25)
    Site*Average readingMaximum readingAverage readingMaximum reading
    Liver2.6528.501.232.39
    Lungs0.762.300.561.59
    1 m from torso0.070.200.070.50
    • ↵* For organs, surface readings were recorded.

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Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology Mar 2023, 51 (1) 60-62; DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.122.264335

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