Endocrine Abstracts

Radioiodine(RI) is an effective treament for thyrotoxicosis, being used with increasing frequency. Since 1998 an initial dose of 400 MBq has been used in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis, with a standard second dose of 550 and third dose of 799 MBq. The efficacy of this dosing regimen in controlling hyperthyroidism was studied by a questionnaire survey of the GPs of 259 patients treated between November 1998 and January 1999. RI was deemed a success if patients were rendered eu...