TY - JOUR T1 - Applying Nuclear Regulatory Commission Guidelines to the Release of Patients Treated with Sodium Iodine-131 JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology JO - J. Nucl. Med. Technol. SP - 275 LP - 279 VL - 28 IS - 4 AU - William K. Tuttle AU - Paul H. Brown Y1 - 2000/12/01 UR - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/28/4/275.abstract N2 - Objective: This article presents a brief synopsis of the 1997 regulations from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning the release from the hospital of patients treated for thyroid disease with 131I. A simplified checklist is provided to demonstrate the instructions to patients and the new conditions for release of patients containing a higher level of 131I radioactivity than was allowed under the older regulations. ER -