radioiodine


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ra·di·o·i·o·dine

 (rā′dē-ō-ī′ə-dīn′)
n.
A radioactive isotope of iodine widely used as a tracer in medical diagnosis.
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radioiodine

(ˌraɪdɪəʊˈaɪədiːn)
n
a radioactive isotope of iodine, widely used in the treatment of thyroid conditions
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ra•di•o•i•o•dine

(ˌreɪ di oʊˈaɪ əˌdaɪn, -dɪn, -ˌdin)

n.
any of nine radioisotopes of iodine, esp. iodine 131 and iodine 125, used as radioactive tracers in research and clinical diagnosis and treatment.
[1935–40]
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It is important to emphasize the crucial role of radioiodine diagnostics with whole body iodine-131 scintigraphy (I-131 whole body scan, WBS), which is based on active tumor I-131 accumulation, conditioned by the presence of NaI symporter (NIS) in tumor cells.
The four previous case reports all describe good response of TTP to PE and of GD to PE and either antithyroid drugs [6, 8], radioiodine [7], or radioiodine and surgery [5].
We've been told that he is otherwise healthy, and our veterinarian has told us about the possibility of radioiodine therapy, but we're concerned about the effects of the radiation on him and our family.
Because the expression of these proteins is somewhat persistent in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), radioiodine whole body scan (WBS) has been used to detect recurrence and metastasis after thyroidectomy in patients with DTC [2, 3].
George Ansell and Joseph Rotblat, working in Liverpool, visualized the thyroid in 1948, using radioiodine. The American engineer Hal Anger, in Berkeley, developed the [gamma]-camera in 1952.
Once the diagnosis has been made, the patients may be referred to surgery, radioiodine therapy, laser/radiofrequency ablation, or followup.
Thyrogen is used before radioiodine treatment to avoid temporarily discontinuing thyroid replacement therapy for postoperative thyroid remnant ablation.
Thyroidectomy and methimazole may decrease the risk of fractures in these patients compared with treatment with radioiodine. Hypothyroidism may also be risk factor for fractures.
Shah said: "He has had radioiodine therapy very recently and he is effectively radioactive, for want of a better word, for a brief period afterwards."
(1) The modes of treatment available are antithyroid drugs, surgery and radioiodine (RAI) and although each of these is highly successful in controlling or curing hyperthyroidism none leads to permanent euthyroidism on a consistent basis.