Tissue-specific dosimetry for radioiodine therapy of the autonomous thyroid nodule

Medical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 791-798

  Matheoud, Roberta ^a   Canzi, Cristina ^a   Reschini, Eugenio ^a   Zito, Felicia ^a   Voltini, Franco ^a   Gerundini, Paolo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autonomous thyroid nodule; Hyperthyroidism; Radioiodine dosimetry; Radiometabolic treatment

Indexed keywords

CAMERAS; DOSIMETRY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE;

EFFECTIVE HALF-LIVES; HYPERTHYROIDISM; RADIOIODINE; RADIOIODINE THERAPY; RADIOMETABOLIC TREATMENT; SCINTIGRAPHIC IMAGES; THREE-POINT METHODS; THYROID NODULE;

TISSUE;

IODINE 123; IODINE 131; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HALF LIFE TIME; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; THYROID NODULE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037911235     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1567270     Document Type: Article

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