Chemicals and Drugs

Iodine Radioisotopes

Unstable isotopes of iodine that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. I atoms with atomic weights 117-139, except I 127, are radioactive iodine isotopes.

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Abstract

Unstable isotopes of iodine that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. I atoms with atomic weights 117-139, except I 127, are radioactive iodine isotopes.

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1 entry terms
  • Radioisotopes, Iodine

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19 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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for routine use as tracer, use no qualifiers

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History Note

74; /diagnostic use was IODINE ISOTOPES, DIAGNOSTIC 1963-76; /therapeutic use was IODINE ISOTOPES, THERAPEUTIC 1963-65

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  1. D01w.268w.380w.400w.500w.496
  2. D01w.496w.448w.496
  3. D01w.496w.749.474

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Iodine Radioisotopes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007457. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007457
  2. Iodine Radioisotopes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q74820092