[8] reported that 10 of 87 patients (11.5%) returned on their own volition over various periods of time with complaints compatible with chronic sialadenitis after 131 I therapy. Alexander et al.
Because radiation can be carcinogenic, the incidence of salivary neoplasms after 131 I therapy has been ... gland damage in patients receiving radioactive iodine. If medically possible, the ...
According to the communiqué, 100 millilitres of radioactive iodine (iodine 131) contained in a tub of 3 kg of lead (lead is used as shielding material to prevent the spread of radioactivity ...
SINCE the cost of radioactive iodine being used in New Zealand is increased by air-freight charges and radioactive decay during transit to about four times that obtaining in the United Kingdom ...
(Izotop) to make Iodine-131 diagnostic capsules available to patients ... The name 'Curium' honors the legacy of pioneering radioactive materials researchers Marie and Pierre Curie, after whom ...
(Izotop) to make Iodine-131 diagnostic capsules available to patients in the Nordic Region and in other ... The name 'Curium' honors the legacy of pioneering radioactive materials researchers Marie ...
Cobalt-60 Used in medicine to treat cancer. Gamma rays can be focused on tumors. Iodine-131 Used to treat thyroid gland (in the neck). If the gland is enlarged, iodine-131 can be absorbed and will ...