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the organ (which may or may not be the target organ) that limits the adminstrative dose of the radiopharmaceutical due to the increased susceptibility of the critcal organ for cancer. For example, for a bone scan, the radiopharmaceutical is either Tc99m HDP or MDP, and the critical organ that limits the dose is the bladder.

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