RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Radiation Safety When a Patient Dies After Therapy
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 206
OP 207
VO 26
IS 3
A1 Bohdan Bybel
A1 Michel Blais
A1 Richard Vandierendonck
A1 Albert A. Driedger
YR 1998
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/26/3/206.abstract
AB Objective: When a patient dies a short time after radionuclide therapy, several issues arise due to the shifting of responsibility from patient care to protection of the public, while respecting societal values and rites. Such a situation occurred in our institution after administering a large therapeutic dose of 131I for metastatic thyroid cancer. The requirements of safe practice, the shift of accountability, the ethical aspects and forthcoming changes in the regulatory constraints are discussed.