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Radioactive Iodine Treatment ?

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What is Radioactive iodine treatment? How safe is it?

 

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  1. Dr C H Asrani on Aug 25, 2012 Reply

    Radioactive treatment is resorted to in a case of recurrent/ refractory cases of thyrotoxicosis. Radioactive treatment kind of destroys the thyroid gland and converts a case of thyrotoxicosis to clinical hypothyroidism, which is less toxic & easier to manage than thyrotoxicosis.