Radioactive iodine

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf isotope
gptkbp:absorbedBy thyroid gland
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:water
oral capsule
gptkbp:atomicNumber 53
gptkbp:cause radiation sickness
thyroid ablation
gptkbp:containsElement Iodine
gptkbp:decaysBy gptkb:beta_decay
gamma emission
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1938
gptkbp:halfLife Iodine-123: 13 hours
Iodine-125: 59 days
Iodine-131: 8 days
gptkbp:hasIsotope gptkb:Iodine-131
gptkb:Iodine-123
gptkb:Iodine-125
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Radioactive iodine
gptkbp:producedBy nuclear fission
neutron activation
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:FDA
gptkb:NRC
gptkbp:symbol I
gptkbp:usedIn medical imaging
hyperthyroidism treatment
thyroid cancer treatment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anaplastic_thyroid_cancer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5