Radioactivity Filter: Elaine, et al.

[Guest guest]

I'd be curious to know *where* this work is being done. Elaine, have you

heard anything about this?

Shelly M.

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I do have good news for the RAI...my breast surgeon I had in Nov...was

involved in inventing a radioactive filter for the RAI that filters out most

of the

radioactivity to almost zero..that enters the body. This filter is in use

for

breast cancer patients now. Before, they needed to use the RAI to be able to

identify the lymph nodes and where they are prior to removal...

This filter was able to remove the Radioactive part and they were still able

to identify the lymph nodes on the imaging device..

I talked to him about this for the thyroid and he said that there were people

working on that..So hopefully someday, they won't need RAI anymore for ANY

imaging...

lil deb