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Difficulty in dislodging in vivo fixed radiostrontium.

V R Sonawane1, V S Jagtap, D N Pahuja

  • 1Laboratory Nuclear Medicine Section (Isotope Group), c/o Tata Memorial Hospital Annexe, Parel. Mumbai, 400 012, India.

Health Physics
|June 15, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Calcium salts reduce radiostrontium retention, but a significant portion remains. Further interventions like pyrophosphate and magnesium sulfate failed to remove bone-fixed radiostrontium effectively.

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Area of Science:

  • Radiochemistry
  • Toxicology
  • Biomedical Science

Background:

  • Radiostrontium (Sr) decorporation is crucial after internal contamination.
  • Calcium salts show a non-isotopic carrier effect, reducing initial Sr retention.
  • Significant residual Sr remains in the body after initial calcium treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate methods for removing residual radiostrontium.
  • To evaluate the efficacy of simple interventions in dislodging bone-fixed Sr.
  • To assess the impact of pyrophosphate, magnesium sulfate, sodium citrate, chitin, crown ether, and ammonium chloride on residual Sr.

Main Methods:

  • Rats were treated with calcium salts post-Sr exposure.
  • Residual Sr was targeted using dietary and drinking water interventions (pyrophosphate, magnesium sulfate, etc.) for 4 weeks.

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  • Whole-body retention of Sr was measured throughout the study.

    • Main Results:

    • Initial calcium treatment reduced Sr retention from 50-60% to 25-30%.
    • Subsequent interventions with pyrophosphate, magnesium sulfate, and other agents did not significantly dislodge the remaining bone-fixed Sr.
    • The residual radiostrontium is largely fixed in the bone, proving difficult to remove.

    Conclusions:

    • While calcium salts offer initial radiostrontium decorporation, they are insufficient for complete removal.
    • Simple interventions tested are ineffective in removing the persistent, bone-fixed radiostrontium.
    • Further research is needed to develop effective strategies for dislodging deeply incorporated radiostrontium.