Journal of Radiation Protection and Research

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Measurement of Uptake Rates of Internal Organs Including Thyroid Gland and Daily Urinary Excretion Rates for Adult Korean Males

한국남자 성인을 대상으로 한 방사성옥소($^{131}I$)의 갑상선 및 각 장기별 잔류율과 소변 일일배설률 측정

  • Kim, Jung-Hoon (College of Advanced Technology Dept. of Nuclear Engineering Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Geun (Korea Electric Power Research Institute) ;
  • Whang, Joo-Ho (College of Advanced Technology Dept. of Nuclear Engineering Kyung Hee University)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

In this study, uptake rates of internal organs and daily urinary excretion rates were measured to get more reliable estimation results for Korean. Radioactive iodine($^{131}I$) of $100{\mu}Ci$ was administered by ingestion to 28 adult males for the experiment and then the radioactivity in thyroid gland, liver, stomach, small intestine, kidneys, and urine was measured after time intervals of 2, 4, 6 and 24 hours. Uptake rates of each organ and daily urinary excretion rates were calculated on the basis of these experimental results. As a result, uptake rates of 19.70% for thyroid and daily urinary excretion rates of 71.12%, on the average, were indicated. The maximum of uptake rates and daily urinary excretion rates were recorded after 2 hours of administration of $^{131}I$, but those rates were decreased gradually later. It was also found that uptake rates were the highest in stomach, followed by the left kidney, liver, small intestine and right kidney except for thyroid gland. In this experiment, the calculated uptake change rate in thyroid gland after 24 hours of administration of $^{131}I$ was different from that of ICRP-54/67(30%) and ICRP-78(25%). Thus, it is necessary to apply more reliable approach, reflecting the characteristic of Korean physiology and to obtain the basic data of results using this approach for calculation of the internal adsorbed dose. In the future, this approach can be helpful for the internal dose assessment of radiation workers in a nuclear power plant or in a hospital.

본 연구는 한국인 특성에 대해 보다 신뢰할 수 있는 방사성핵종의 체내 흡수선량 평가를 위한 일환으로 $^{131}I$을 선정하여 체내 각 장기별 잔류율 및 소변 일일배설률을 측정하였다. 실험방법은 성인남성 28명을 대상으로 $^{131}I$을 경구 투여한 후, 시간대별(2, 4, 6, 24시간) 갑상선, 간, 위, 소장, 신장, 소변의 방사능을 측정하고 이를 이용하여 각 장기별 잔류율 및 소변 일일배설률을 산출하였다. 그 결과, $^{131}I$ 투여 24시간 후 갑상선이 평균 19.70%의 잔류율과 71.12%의 소변 일일배설률을 나타냈으며, 갑상선을 제외한 각 장기는 투여 2시간 후 최고 잔류율 및 최고 소변 일일배설률을 보이나, 이후 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 또한 잔류율이 높은 장기 순서는 갑상선을 제외하고 위, 왼쪽 신장, 간, 소장, 오른쪽 신장으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 산출된 방사성옥소의 섭취 24시간 후 갑상선 잔류율 변화는 기존 30%로 보고된 ICRP-54/67 및 25% 잔류율로 보고된 ICRP-78의 자료와 차이를 나타냈다. 한국인의 특성에 맞는 체내 흡수선량 평가의 올바른 접근과 그에 따른 기초 자료의 확보는 향후 원자력 발전소의 작업 종사자 내부피폭 및 임상에서 발생 가능한 체내 피폭의 정량적 평가에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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