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Preferred Name

iodine I 131

Synonyms

Iodotope

Definitions

A radioactive isotope of iodine with an atomic mass of 131, a half life of eight days, and potential antineoplastic activity. Selectively accumulating in the thyroid gland, iodine I 131 emits beta and gamma particles, thereby killing thyroid cells and decreasing thyroid hormone production. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C1639" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C1639" NCI Thesaurus)

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000043630

altLabel

Iodotope

I 131

Iodotrope

cui

C0303029

C1517591

C1328689

Date last modified

2006-08-28

definition

A radioactive isotope of iodine with an atomic mass of 131, a half life of eight days, and potential antineoplastic activity. Selectively accumulating in the thyroid gland, iodine I 131 emits beta and gamma particles, thereby killing thyroid cells and decreasing thyroid hormone production. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C1639" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C1639" NCI Thesaurus)

Legacy PDQ ID

8915

LT

TRD

NCI ID

C1639

notation

CDR0000043630

ORIG STY

Drug/agent

prefLabel

iodine I 131

tui

T197

T130

T196

T121

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