A 48-year-old member asked:
common benefits of iodine 131?
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Dr. Brian Wosnitzer answered
18 years experience Nuclear Medicine
Benefits...: Iodine 131 is often used to treat conditions such as graves' disease, plummer's disease, or thyroid cancer. Iodine 131 is a beta emitter and emits beta radiation to damage hyperthyroid tissue or thyroid cancer.
Answered on Mar 26, 2020
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Dr. David Lipkin answered
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See below: I-131:
-brings the condition under control somewhat quicker
-will cure the condition with little chance of reoccurrence
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A member asked:
Dr. Anthony Fritz answered
33 years experience Internal Medicine
Yes: The oral contrast shows the intestines on X ray and the injectable contrast shows the vessel system on X ray.
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