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iodine-123

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iodine-123
n.
A radioisotope of iodine with a pure gamma emission and a physical half-life of 13.1 hours, used for studies of thyroid metabolism.


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The compound can be labeled with Iodine-131 for use as a targeted radiotherapeutic and with Iodine-123 for imaging.
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