Radiation Dosimetry in Adults
| Administered activity (intravenous) | Upper large intestine (organ receiving largest radiation dose) | Effective dose | Upper large intestine (organ receiving largest radiation dose) | Effective dose | ||||||
| Radiopharmaceutical | MBq | mCi | mGy/MBq | rad/mCi | mSv/MBq | rem/mCi | mGy | rad | mSv | rem |
| 99mTc-pertechnetate | 296–444 | 8–12 | 0.057 | 0.21 | 0.013 | 0.048 | 17–25 | 1.7–2.5 | 3.8–5.7 | 0.38–0.57 |
Data are from ICRP publication 53, page 199, no blocking agent (34).