Children undergoing diagnostic imaging or therapeutic procedures involving radioactive iodine are at risk of thyroid exposure, a serious...

Radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging involving radioactive iodine have become essential tools in treating and monitoring various pediatric...

Thyroid protection plays a crucial role in pediatric radiation therapy, where exposure to radioactive iodine can lead to long-term health...

Thyroid protection is a crucial concern for children undergoing radiation therapy or diagnostic procedures involving radioactive iodine....

Radiation therapy is critical for children. When undergoing diagnostic procedures or treatments that involve radiation, the thyroid gland...

Radiation therapy and radiopharmaceutical treatments expose the thyroid gland to radioactive iodine, increasing the risk of long-term...

Background: Pretreatment by antithyroid drugs (ATDs) before radioactive iodine therapy (RAIT) for Graves’ disease (GD) is often performed...

1. Purpose In December 2001 the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued new recommendations for the administration of potassium iodide...

Purpose Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in children. Inorganic iodide has been used in combination with...

Radioactive iodine treatment is a type of internal radiotherapy. It uses a radioactive form of iodine called iodine 131 (I-131). It is a...

Potassium iodide and iodine are often confused with each other or used interchangeably because of a similar component: iodine. Iodine is...

What is KI? Potassium iodide (KI) is the same form of iodine used to iodize table salt. KI floods the thyroid with iodine, thus...