Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Radioiodine (RI) treatment of benign thyroid disease in young people has received a lot of attention recently with authorities in the US highlighting an encouraging short and medium term safety record. In this audit we surveyed treatment centres in the UK to assess the trend in RI administration in patients aged 21 years and under.Methods: Over sixty Medical Physics Departments, dispersed to represent a suitable geographical coverage pattern ...