Effect of selenium supplementation for protection of salivary glands from iodine-131 radiation damage in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.

CONCLUSION: Selenium supplementation during (131)I treatment was effective to reduce salivary glands damage by (131)I radiation in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer. PMID: 28315910 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: Hell J Nucl Med Source Type: research