[DOC] [TLE] Radioiodine Treatment For Hyperthyroidism Information - The Mount ... [PAR] Radioactive iodine treatment is used to treat certain thyroid diseases and thyroid 
cancer. The procedure is done with a radioactive form of the element iodine. [DOC] [TLE] Radioactive Iodine Treatment - Swedish Medical Center [PAR] Radioactive iodine treatment is used to treat certain thyroid diseases and thyroid 
... is done with a radioactive form of the element iodine called Iodine 131. [DOC] [TLE] Radioisotopes in Medicine - World Nuclear Association [PAR] In some cases radiation can be used to treat diseased organs, or tumours. ... 
emphasis, initially using iodine-131 to diagnose and then treat thyroid disease. 
.... It is an isotope of the artificially-produced element technetium and it has 
almost... [DOC] [TLE] The thyroid gland - Endocrinology - NCBI Bookshelf [PAR] These include a linkage with certain histocompatibility ... The relationship of 
thyroid disease to a recent ... Those elements of the disease that are ... This form 
of treatment is no longer widely used but is ... Radioactive isotopes of iodine have 
been in use for... [DOC] [TLE] Iodine-131 - Wikipedia [PAR] Iodine-131 (131I), is an important radioisotope of iodine discovered by Glenn 
Seaborg and John Livingood in 1938 at the University of California, Berkeley. It 
has a radioactive decay half-life of about eight days. It is associated with nuclear 
energy, medical diagnostic and treatment ... For example, children treated with 
moderate dose of I-131 for thyroid... [DOC] [TLE] radioactive isotope | chemistry | Britannica.com [PAR] Mar 17, 2016 ... Any of several species of the same chemical element with different ... For full 
treatment, see isotope: Radioactive isotopes. ... Iodine-131 has proved effective 
in treating hyperthyroidism. ... The table lists some naturally occurring radioactive 
isotopes. ... in nervous system disease: Radioisotope scanning. [DOC] [TLE] Nuclear Medicine - humans, body, used, process, chemical, form ... [PAR] Second, the radioactive form of an element behaves biologically in exactly the 
same ... a disease of the thyroid gland, that patient may be given a solution to 
drink that ... Radionuclides can also be used to treat medical disorders because 
of the... [DOC] [TLE] Diagnostics: Medical Uses of Radioactive Materials [PAR] ... on direct radiation fields and radioactive isotopes for identifying and treating 
disease. ... Some radioactive elements, such as radium, are found in nature, but 
most ... material, turning it into a radioactive isotope--variant--of its original 
structure. ... it is transformed into a radioisotope--cobalt-60--which is used to treat 
cancer... [DOC] [TLE] Thyroid cancer a hazard from radioactive iodine emitted by Japan's ... [PAR] Mar 14, 2011 ... We get this element from ocean-caught or ocean-farmed fish and ... The thyroid 
stores it as readily as natural, non-radioactive iodine. ..... There are various forms 
of thyroid cancer, depending on where the cancerous cells develop. ... as a 
treatment for cancer to meet certain that suite for different condition. [DOC] [TLE] Radiopharmaceuticals - Dictionary definition of ... - Encyclopedia.com [PAR] Radiopharmaceuticals are radioactive substances that may be used to treat 
cancer. ... and prostate cancers; Sodium iodide I 131 for treating certain types of 
thyroid ... or radioiodide, is a salt of sodium and a radioactive form of the element 
iodine, ... Kidney disease may prevent the excretion of radioiodide, increasing the 
risk... [DOC] [TLE] Nuclear Medicine: Radioisotopes for diagnosis and treatment [PAR] One major use of radioisotopes is in nuclear medicine. ... Some of the most well 
known radioisotopes, discovered by Glenn Seaborg and his coworkers, are 131I 
... 131I, with a half-life of 8 days, is used to diagnose and treat thyroid disorders. [DOC] [TLE] seven things to know about radioisotopes - International Atomic ... [PAR] Dec 4, 2014 ... elements that do not have the correct proton to neutron ratio to remain ... energy 
is given off by the atom in an attempt to become stable1. ... (and therefore 
radioactive) isotope carbon-14, ... thyroid treatment and diagnosis, has a half- life 
of eight ... to treat thyroid diseases and arthritis, to relieve arthritic pain. [DOC] [TLE] iodine - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease

Question: Certain thyroid conditions are treated with a radioactive form of this element
Answer: iodine