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Here are the most reputed doctors in India for Radioactive Iodine (RAI) Therapy. Each specialist is carefully vetted for their expertise, experience, and patient outcomes.
Here are the most reputed hospitals in India for Radioactive Iodine (RAI) Therapy. These hospitals are known for advanced infrastructure, international accreditations, and high success rates.
Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy uses a radioactive form of iodine called iodine-131, taken as a capsule or liquid, to destroy abnormal thyroid cells from within the body. Because the thyroid is almost the only tissue that absorbs iodine in significant amounts, the radiation acts with unusual precision — damaging overactive or cancerous thyroid cells while largely sparing surrounding structures. It is used to treat hyperthyroidism (including Graves' disease and toxic nodular goitre) and to eliminate residual thyroid tissue after surgery for differentiated thyroid cancer. The treatment itself takes only a few seconds; patients with lower doses for hyperthyroidism can usually go home the same day, while those receiving higher cancer doses may spend one to a few nights in a shielded hospital room. The thyroid's response unfolds gradually over weeks to months, and most patients eventually take a daily thyroid hormone tablet long-term.
Estimated cost: ~$300 – $500
Typical tests for this treatment: Thyroid function tests — TSH, free T3, free T4, Thyroid antibodies — TRAb, TPO antibody, Thyroid ultrasound, Radioactive iodine uptake (RAIU) scan, Thyroglobulin and thyroglobulin antibody (cancer patients), CBC and kidney function tests, Pregnancy test (women of childbearing age). Done in India before treatment begins. Cost varies with case complexity.
Estimated cost in India: $1,500 – $3,500
Treatment duration in India: ~2 weeks (~4 hospital visit days across the full span)
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