ALTHOUGH much of the progress in thyroid hormone biochemistry is due to the use of thyroxine and 3 : 5 : 3′-triiodothyronine labelled with iodine-131, the high metabolic lability of the iodine ...

A 5-year follow-up of those randomized to receive or not receive radioiodine after thyroidectomy showed nearly the same low ...

The condom will reduce the risk of contamination, but will not shield from the I-131 gamma radiation. In most cases, this is the most important safety issue. Once excretion is effectively complete, ...

Radionuclide therapy is changing dynamically. Monoclonal antibody therapies for non-Hodgkins lymphoma using iodine-131; or imaging with indium-111, followed with yttrium-90 for the therapy are the ...

Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial to assess the need for postoperative radioiodine therapy among patients with low-risk thyroid cancer.

Despite a relative xerostomia caused by the 131 I and secondary infection ... Patient received radioactive iodine therapy 17 months ago and has recently developed obstructive parotid symptomatology.