Radiation precautions for inpatient and outpatient 177Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy of neuroendocrine tumours

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Table 7 Recommended restriction durations for inpatient and outpatient ¹⁷⁷Lu-DOTATATE administrations to limit dose for close relatives to 1.0 mSv per cycle and 0.3 mSv per year for members of the public

Restriction	Inpatient therapy period	Outpatient therapy period
Restrict day contact < 1 m and sleep apart from partner	15 days	16 days
Restrict contact < 1 m with < 2-year-old child	16 days	17 days
Restrict contact < 1 m with child aged 2–5 years	13 days	13 days
Restrict contact < 1 m with child aged 5–11 years	9 days	10 days
Remain off work	5 days	6 days
Private transport	No restriction	No restriction
Public transport at time of discharge	1 h	1 h
Public transport at 9 days post-therapy	3 h	3 h