Instructions
| Patient instructions | Duration (d) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.11–3.7 GBq* (30–100 mCi) | 3.7–5.55 GBq* (100–150 mCi) | 5.55–7.4 GBq* (150–200 mCi) | |||
| To reduce external exposure to others | |||||
| Limit time spent in public places | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Limit private travel (at 0.914-m separation of >2 h) | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Do not travel by mass transportation or airplane | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Do not travel on prolonged automobile trip with others | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Delay returning to work if workplace or office is shared | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Avoid prolonged close contact with children and pregnant women | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Sleep in separate bed (>1.829-m separation) | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Flush used facial tissues down the toilet (flush toilet, at least twice, after urination) | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| To minimize transfer of 131I or internal exposure | |||||
| Avoid mouth-to-mouth contact | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Do not share items that contact mouth or saliva (e.g., eating utensils, water/pop/beer bottles/cans, etc.) | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Use separate towels and washcloths | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Use regular utensils and plates and wash them separately | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Wash your hands thoroughly after going to toilet (use separate bathroom, if possible, and men should also sit down while urinating) | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
↵* Treatment dose range.
Based on NRC Regulatory Guide 8.39 and James E. Carey, Jr., MS, DABR presentations at Society of Nuclear Medicine meetings and local presentation in December 1998.