NEET 2002 Biology question

BiologyChemical Coordination and IntegrationNEET 2002

Which of the following is used in the treatment of Thyroid cancer : -

Answer: (1)

Solution

The thyroid gland takes up iodine selectively. Radioactive iodine-131 (a - and -emitter with a half-life of about 8 days) therefore concentrates in thyroid tissue and destroys cancerous thyroid

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