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- Title
Insulin pump exposed to radioactive iodine.
- Authors
Magdaleno, Angela L.; Koshy, Sharmila C.; Colucci, Karen M.; Perilli, Gretchen A.
- Abstract
Key Clinical Message: Insulin pumps are not typically assessed for malfunction after exposure to significant radiation. We assessed an insulin pump kept for 48 hours on a patient on hemodialysis who required radioactive iodine ablation treatment for thyroid cancer. On download inspection, the pump showed normal function. Insulin pumps are not typically assessed for malfunction after exposure to significant radiation. We assessed an insulin pump kept for 48 hours on a patient on hemodialysis who required radioactive iodine ablation treatment for thyroid cancer. On download inspection, the pump showed normal function.
- Subjects
IODINE isotopes; INSULIN pumps; THYROID cancer treatment
- Publication
Clinical Case Reports, 2018, Vol 6, Issue 12, p2463
- ISSN
2050-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ccr3.1824