Ionizing radiation interacts with the immune system in many ways with a multiplicity that
mirrors the complexity of the immune system itself: namely the need to maintain a delicate …

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan on 11 March 2011 led to releases of radioactive
material into the environment from the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi …

The thyroid gland is among the organs at the greatest risk of cancer from ionizing radiation.
Epidemiological evidence from survivors of radiation therapy, atomic bombing, and the …

To evaluate risk of thyroid neoplasia nearly 30 years following exposure to radioactive
iodine (I‐131) from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident, we conducted a fifth cycle of …

While thyroid cancer risks from exposure to ionizing radiation early in life are well
characterized quantitatively, the association of radiation with nonmalignant, functional …

Clinical evidences have highlighted the efficacy of myo‐inositol and selenium in the
treatment of autoimmune thyroiditis. Aim of this study was to further analyze the role of myo …

Purpose To evaluate the possible role of occupational low dose ionizing radiation exposure
in increasing the healthcare workers' risk of thyroid functional alterations. Methods 120 …

Iodine is an essential element for the production of thyroid hormones (THs). Both deficient
and excess iodine intakes may precipitate in adverse thyroidal events. Radioactive iodine …

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome caused by thyroid hormone deficiency due to reduced
production, deranged distribution, or lack of effects of thyroid hormone. The prevalence of …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic and iodinated contrast shortage may have affected
interventional cardiology (IC) fellowship training. Objectives The aim of this study was to …