radioactive iodine
Nuclear medicine isotope
Radioactive iodine refers to unstable isotopes of iodine, particularly iodine-131, used in medicine to diagnose and treat thyroid conditions.
The thyroid gland absorbs iodine, so radioactive forms can destroy overactive thyroid tissue or thyroid cancer cells: She underwent radioactive iodine treatment after her thyroidectomy.
Also released during nuclear accidents, where it poses health risks until it decays.
- nuclear falloutDebris from atomic detonation
- nuclear accidentUncontrolled reactor failure
- fallout shelterRadiation-proof refuge structure
- diagnostic imagingVisualizing body interiors medically
- beta decayRadioactive nucleon transformation process
decay rate · nuclear medicine · Chernobyl · patient monitoring · Fukushima · safety protocol · half-life · thyroid cancer · cancer treatment · Geiger counter
- metabolic treatmentinsulin therapy, insulin pump, insulin pen, metformin, glucose monitoring
- Nuclear ImagingPET scan, technetium-99m, bone scan, F-18, tumor scan
- diagnostic reagentscontrast dye, test strips, barium, gadolinium, technetium
- iodinebetadine
- radiotherapyproton therapy, radiosurgery, radiopharmaceuticals, brachytherapy, teletherapy
- hormone testshormone test, hormone levels, testosterone test, thyroid panel, thyroid test
radioactive iodinepotassium iodide
Crystalline thyroid-shielding compound
thyroid hormone · levothyroxine · iodized salt · essential nutrient
radio, radios, iodine, radioactivity, radioactively, active, actively, activate, activation