TABLE 1

Radiation Dosimetry in Adults

RadiopharmaceuticalAdministered activity (MBq)Critical organ (bladder)Effective dose
99mTc-phosphates (intravenous)500–1,1100.047 (mGy/MBq)0.0049 (mSv/MBq)
34.8 (mGy/740 MBq)3.6 (mSv/740 MBq)
52.2 (mGy/1,110 MBq)5.4 (mSv/1,110 MBq)
  • Values for normal bone uptake and normal renal function are from Radiation Dose to Patients from Radiopharmaceuticals. London, U.K.: ICRP; 1988:215. ICRP report 53. See also Weber DA, Makler PT Jr, Watson EE, Coffey JL, Thomas SR, London J. MIRD dose estimate report no. 13: radiation absorbed dose from technetium-99m-labeled bone imaging agents. J Nucl Med. 1989;30:1117–1122.