RT Journal Article SR Electronic 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. FD Society of Nuclear Medicine SP 275 OP 279 VO 28 IS 4 A1 William K. Tuttle A1 Paul H. Brown YR 2000 UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/28/4/275.abstract AB 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.