title: [Radioisotope department in Motol--the flow of time].
abstract: The radioisotope department in Motol was established on the 1st of June 1957 as the part of The Research Institute of Endocrinology founded by Assoc. Prof. Karel Silink. In the beginning, the department included 20 beds and its main activity consisted of radioiodine treatment of hyperthyroidism. Since 1965 the attention has been paid to the treatment of thyroid cancer, and this tradition continues till this time. The article reviews the main directions of development of this department since the very beginning to present.
authors.affiliation: Klinika nukleárni medicíny a endokrinologie 2. LF UK a FNM, Praha. petr.vlcek@fnmotol.cz
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vlcek
mesh_terms: D018153:Czech Republic; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006761:Hospitals / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000266:history* / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes