Kathy - Re: LID before Initial Low Dose RAI Scan

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mccartney@... wrote:

> Hi there, pardon me I'm having a VERY hypo moment....just to be clear,

> when you all refer to ablation, this is the actual treatment with RAI

> that follows the scan, right? Is it unusual to not need this done?

Kathy -

You can't be THAT hypo, you've got it exactly right :-)

When we refer to an ablation or ablative dose, we are talking about the

treatment dose as opposed to the " scanning dose " ( " ablate " means to

remove).

It's typical protocol to give an ablative dose when cancer has been

diagnosed, because it's virtually impossible to remove every last thyroid

cell surgically. So even if the tumor is well encapsulated (meaning it

hasn't gone beyond the thyroid gland), an ablation is usually done.

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NYC