For thyroid cancer · Arranged by CION
Radioiodine therapy is a capsule or drink of radioactive iodine. Thyroid cells take it up, so it destroys thyroid tissue or thyroid cancer cells left after surgery.
It is given at a nuclear medicine centre, which CION arranges for you.
What to expect.
Your doctor checks whether radioiodine is needed after your thyroid surgery.
You may follow a low-iodine diet and stop or change thyroid tablets for a short time, as advised.
You swallow the radioiodine at the nuclear medicine centre and follow its safety advice afterwards.
A scan and blood tests check the result. Your doctor plans follow-up visits.
Your CION doctor plans it with a nuclear medicine team at a partner centre. Doctors you can see in the Vizag region are marked.
Only thyroid cells take up the iodine, so other organs get little radiation.
It is a capsule or a drink.
You get written advice on staying apart from others for a short time.
Decide whether an operation can remove the cancer, and the right time for it.
Dr. Raghavendra NaikVizag region
10+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology)
Dr. Paila Gowri NaiduVizag region
7+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology), FMAS
12+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology)
8+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), M.Ch (Surgical Oncology), FMAS, FARIS (Ongoing)
20+ years · MBBS (AIIMS), MS (Surgery) (AIIMS), DNB (Surgical Oncology), MRCS (Edinburgh)
5+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DrNB (Surgical Oncology), FALS Oncology
10+ years · MBBS, MS (General Surgery), DrNB (Surgical Oncology)
Treat cancer with medicines, such as chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
Dr. Bharati Devi GorantlaVizag region
8+ years · MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology) (Adyar, Chennai), ECMO, MRCP SCE (UK)
10+ years · MBBS, DM (Medical Oncology), MD (Radiation Oncology)
10+ years · MBBS, DNB (Internal Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology)
8+ years · MBBS (Gold Medal), DNB (General Medicine), DM (Medical Oncology) (Gold Medal)
8+ years · MBBS, MD (General Medicine), DrNB (Medical Oncology), ECMO, MRCP SCE (Medical Oncology) (UK)
7+ years · MBBS, DM (Medical Oncology), MD (Internal Medicine)
Ask if you need radioiodine
Book a consultation in Vizag.
Not everyone with thyroid cancer needs it. Your doctor explains why.
Your checklist
Share your details and our care team will call you back to fix a time.
A look inside CION L.B. Nagar
Radioiodine Therapy: Other CION locations in Andhra Pradesh
Radioiodine Therapy isn’t available in Vizag itself. CION arranges it at a partner centre, usually in a bigger city, and your doctor tells you where to go. Your consultation and follow-up can be in Vizag or by video.
For a short time after treatment you give off some radiation. The centre gives you clear advice on distance, especially from children and pregnant women.
Often you follow a low-iodine diet for a short time before treatment. Your team tells you what to avoid.
This page explains Radioiodine Therapy at CION Cancer Clinics, Vizag. It is general information, not medical advice. Your doctor advises on tests and treatment after seeing you.
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