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Iodine I 125

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-014519

A radioactive isotope of iodine, a nonmetallic element of the halogen group. With a half-life of 60 days, iodine 125 occurs naturally and can be produced artificially. This agent has both therapeutic and diagnostic uses, particularly in thyroid disease.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-014519
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsI-125; 125-Iodine
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-014519",
  "term": "Iodine I 125",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radioactive isotope of iodine, a nonmetallic element of the halogen group. With a half-life of 60 days, iodine 125 occurs naturally and can be produced artificially. This agent has both therapeutic and diagnostic uses, particularly in thyroid disease.",
  "synonyms": [
    "I-125",
    "125-Iodine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/iodine-i-125/"
}

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