Iodine-131 Exposure
Iodine-131 – I-131 is a radioactive substance that emits both beta and gamma radiation and has a half-life of 8.03 days. Sources of I-131 Under normal circumstances, there are low levels of I-131 present in the nuclear medicine units of hospitals, due to its use in some radiotherapy treatments. Patients that have been treated with radioactive iodine in the last […]
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