Radioiodine therapy of thyrotoxicosis.
Radioactive iodine treatment of thyrotoxicosis in considered one of, if not the most, successful therapy in Nuclear Medicine. A sixty year experience in virtually hundreds of thousands of patients supports the safety, efficacy and cost effectiveness of radioiodine. However, despite all of the data amassed since its introduction almost all aspects of its use from the indications, selection of patients, goals of therapy and selection of doses in the treatment of hyperthyroidism remain controversial and continue to be a subject of lively debate.
Gross
M D
MD
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
Shapiro
B
B
Sisson
J C
JC
D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000532:radiotherapy*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes