Radioactive Iodine Therapy: What It Is, Benefits & Side Effects
Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy can treat hyperthyroidism and certain types of thyroid cancer. Radioactive iodine targets and kills thyroid cells, specifically.
Radioactive Iodine - American Thyroid Association
Sep 23, 2022 · Since thyroid cells use iodine, radioactive iodine can be used to both diagnose and treat thyroid problems. WHAT IS RADIOACTIVE IODINE (RAI)? Iodine can be made into …
Radioactive iodine therapy: 9 things to know - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dec 3, 2021 · Radioactive iodine therapy has been used in the treatment of thyroid cancer since the early 1940s. But how does it work? Which patients need it? And how has its use changed …
Radioiodine Ablation and Treatment for Papillary and Follicular …
Jan 3, 2012 · Radioiodine ablation is radiation therapy in which radioactive iodine is administered to destroy or ablate residual healthy thyroid tissue remaining after thyroidectomy. What is …
Radioactive Iodine (Radioiodine) Therapy for Thyroid Cancer
Your thyroid gland absorbs nearly all the iodine that enters your body. Because of this, radioactive iodine (RAI, also called iodine-131 or I-131) can be used to treat some types of thyroid cancer.
Radioactive Iodine Ablation for Hyperthyroidism - NYU Langone …
Over a period of several weeks to months, radioactive iodine ablation leads to a decrease in thyroxine production. As a result, hyperthyroidism goes away. During treatment, your thyroid …
Radioactive Iodine Therapy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Jun 3, 2023 · Radioactive iodine therapy is used in the management and treatment of hyperthyroidism. This activity describes the indications, actions, and contraindications of …
Radioactive Iodine (RAI) | ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' …
Jan 18, 2017 · You may receive radioactive iodine (also known as radioiodine, I-131 or RAI) some weeks after surgery to eliminate (ablate) any remaining papillary or follicular thyroid cancer …
Radioactive Iodine - Patient Education - Endocrine Diseases
RAI is given by mouth as a pill, with the dose determined by your physicians and will depend on your disease burden and the goal of RAI (ablation or treatment of gross disease). One week …
Radioactive Iodine | Columbia Surgery
In addition to scanning for thyroid tissue, RAI can be used to ablate (i.e. destroy) thyroid cells. The two main reasons for RAI ablation are hyperthyroidism and treatment for thyroid cancer. RAI …