Radiation Contamination Following Cremation of a Deceased Patient Treated With a Radiopharmaceutical

Nathan Y Yu; William G Rule; Terence T Sio; Jonathan B Ashman; Kevin L Nelson

doi:10.1001/jama.2018.21673

Radiation Contamination Following Cremation of a Deceased Patient Treated With a Radiopharmaceutical

JAMA. 2019 Feb 26;321(8):803-804. doi: 10.1001/jama.2018.21673.

Authors

Nathan Y Yu¹, William G Rule¹, Terence T Sio¹, Jonathan B Ashman¹, Kevin L Nelson²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona.
² Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, Arizona.

Abstract

This case report describes contamination of crematory equipment with lutetium Lu 177 after cremation of a patient with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor treated with the radioisotope 2 days prior to his death.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Air Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis
Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine / radiotherapy
Cremation*
Environmental Exposure / analysis*
Humans
Male
Occupations
Octreotide / analogs & derivatives*
Octreotide / analysis
Octreotide / therapeutic use
Organometallic Compounds / analysis*
Organometallic Compounds / therapeutic use
Pancreatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy
Radiation Exposure / analysis*
Radiometry*
Radiopharmaceuticals / analysis*
Radiopharmaceuticals / therapeutic use
Technetium / analysis

Substances

Air Pollutants, Radioactive
Organometallic Compounds
Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium
lutetium Lu 177 dotatate
Octreotide