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Current Radiopharmaceuticals

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ISSN (Print): 1874-4710
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Research Article

Preliminary Human Radiation Dose Estimates of PET Renal Agents, Para-18F-Fluorohippuric Acid and Ortho-124I-Iodohippuric Acid from Rat Biodistribution Data

Author(s): Mohsen Cheki*, Maryam Papie, Luigi Mansi, Sean Kitson and Hariprasad Gali

Volume 11, Issue 1, 2018

Page: [58 - 63] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/1874471011666180212123534

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Abstract

Background: Para-18F-fluorohippuric acid (18F-PFH) and ortho-124I-iodohippuric acid (124IOIH) were recently identified as potential radiotracers suitable for conducting renography using positron emission tomography (PET). The aim of this work was to estimate preliminary human-equivalent internal radiation dose of 18F-PFH and 124I-OIH using the biodistribution data reported in healthy rats. The results were compared with the absorbed dose data of technetium-99m-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (99mTc- MAG3) as documented in the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) publication 80.

Methods: The medical internal radiation dose (MIRD) formula was applied to extrapolate data from rats to human and to project the absorbed radiation dose for various organs in humans. S factor was calculated by Monte-Carlo N-particle (MCNP) simulation.

Results: Our dose prediction shows that an injection of 18F-PFH or 124I-OIH in humans would result in an estimated effective absorbed dose of 0.09 or 0.17 µSv/MBq respectively for whole body, which is about 135 or 73 times respectively lower than that obtained with an injection of 99mTc-MAG3. All organs except kidneys would receive an estimated effective absorbed dose of <0.1 µSv/MBq for 18F-PFH or 124I-OIH. Kidneys would receive a dose of 0.83 or 0.77 µSv/MBq respectively for 18F-PFH or 124I-OIH.

Conclusions: Our results indicate that 18F-PFH and 124I-OIH would deliver much safer levels and lower radiation doses to the patients compared to 99mTc-MAG3 and warrants a clinical trial to estimate the radiation doses more accurately.

Keywords: 18F-PFH, 124I-OIH, PET, para-18F-fluorohippurate, ortho-124I-iodohippurate, renal agent, tubular secretion, renography, dosimetry.

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