| iodine-131 |
heavy radioactive isotope of iodine with a half-life of 8 days; used in a sodium salt to diagnose thyroid disease and to treat goiter
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| iodine-131 |
A radioactive isotope of iodine. Iodine is an element required in small amounts for healthy growth and development. It is mainly concentrated in the thyroid gland where it is needed to synthesize thyroid hormones. 131I is used as a radioactive tracer in nuclear medicine and is found in fallout from nuclear testing. 131I has been demonstrated to cause thyroid cancer in humans after moderate and high doses following the Chornobyl accident. ...
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| iodine-131 |
A radioactive isotope of iodine. It was found in milk from the New York area after the Chernobyl accident.
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