The EANM guideline on radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid disease
Alfredo Campennì, Anca M. Avram, Frederik A. Verburg, Ιoannis Iakovou, Heribert Hänscheid, Bart de Keizer, Petra Petranović Ovčariček, Luca Giovanella
Abstract
This document provides the new EANM guideline on radioiodine therapy of benign thyroid disease. Its aim is to guide nuclear medicine physicians, endocrinologists, and practitioners in the selection of patients for radioiodine therapy. Its recommendations on patients' preparation, empiric and dosimetric therapeutic approaches, applied radioiodine activity, radiation protection requirements, and patients follow-up after administration of radioiodine therapy are extensively discussed.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineRadioiodine therapyGuidelineMedical physicsThyroid diseaseNuclear medicineRadiologyThyroidInternal medicinePathologyThyroid cancerThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentThyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications