Chromosomal damage was investigated in lymphocytes of thyroid cancer patients after radioiodine treatment. An assay on micronuclei (MN) in binucleated cells was performed in blood samples of 25 patients 3 d after (131)I (3.7 GBq) was given. Statistical analysis does not show overdispersion of the MN distribution, thus considering the exposure to blood as being homogeneous (p < 0.05). A dose-protraction factor (G) of 0.1 was considered into the calculation of the blood dose to take into account the effect of the duration of exposure. The total MN count is a sum of the background distribution and the Poisson distribution induced by radiation exposure. A Bayesian approach was used to avoid inconsistencies when the total count was close to or lower than the background level. Estimated blood dose after 3 d of exposure was 0.73 Gy (0.197 mGy/MBq). The usefulness of the Bayesian method in analysing chromosomal damage when the count is low has been determined.

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