RADIOACTIVE IODINE IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISM

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Article1 October 1952RADIOACTIVE IODINE IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISME. PERRY MCCULLAGH, M.D., F.A.C.P.E. PERRY MCCULLAGH, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-37-4-739 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptRadioactive iodine has been used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism for over 10 years and is much more popular today than ever before. Of the 12 isotopes of iodine known, only I131 is now used in thyroid disease.There are many fortunate circumstances which make I131 particularly useful, especially in Graves' disease. I should like to recall to your minds what some of these characteristics are, and to enumerate seven of them.First, although in essentials the effects are the same as from x-ray or radium, with them the radiation dose to the thyroid is limited to approximately 2,000 roentgens,...Bibliography1. ChapmanCornerRobinsonEvans EMGWDRD: Collection of radioactive iodine by human fetal thyroid, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 8: 717, 1948. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. StanburyBrownelRiggsPerinettidel CastilloItoiz JBGDDSHEJ: Iodine-deficient human thyroid gland. Preliminary report, J. Clin. Endocrinol. 12: 191, 1952. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. ClarkMoeAdams DERHEE: Rate of conversion of administered inorganic radioactive iodine into protein-bound iodine of plasma as an aid in evaluation of thyroid function, Surgery 26: 331, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cleveland, Ohio*From the Symposium on Thyroid Disease, presented at the Thirty-third Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Cleveland, Ohio, April 23, 1952.From the Cleveland Clinic and the Frank E. Bunts Educational Institute. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited by131-J-Therapie (a−c) Present Status of Radioiodine Treatment of HyperthyroidismComplications of radioiodine treatment of hyperthyroidismDie Strahlentherapie gutartiger Erkrankungen innersekretorischer DrüsenDie Strahlentherapie gutartiger Erkrankungen innersekretorischer DrüsenMyxedema following radioactive iodine therapy of hyperthyroidismEvaluation of Radioactive Iodine (I 131 ) as a Treatment for HyperthyroidismTherapie der Schilddrüse mit RadiojodTREATMENT OF THYROTOXICOSIS WITH RADIOACTIVE IODINE (I 231 )Krankheiten der SchilddrüseThe Current Treatment of Hyperthyroidism 1 October 1952Volume 37, Issue 4Page: 739-744KeywordsHyperthyroidismThyroidThyroid diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1952 PDF downloadLoading ...