Sodium iodide I-131

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-016802",
  "term": "Sodium iodide I-131",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radiopharmaceutical containing the beta- and gamma-emitting radioisotope I-131. After absorption, the iodide is distributed through the extracellular fluid of the body and accumulates in the thyroid gland, thereby allowing the imaging of the thyroid.",
  "synonyms": [
    "(131-I)sodium iodide",
    "iodotope I-131",
    "natrium radio-iodatum(131 I)",
    "oriodide",
    "radiocaps-131",
    "I 131 mini",
    "sodium iodide (131I)"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sodium-iodide-i-131/"
}