Graves' Disease After Radioiodine Treatment
Radioactive iodine treatment has a “calming” influence on the hyper active thyroid gland. This is achieved by destroying the thyroid cells. RAI is generally administered orally. The radioactive iodine gets collected in the thyroid gland and emits certain radiations, resulting in inflammation, followed by necrosis of the thyroid gland cells.
Effects of RAI
The sole objective of RAI is to achieve euthyroidism by destroying some targeted part of the thyroid gland. The complete effects of RAI treatment will begin to take form only after a few months or so after the radioactive iodine is administered. Read more…
