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MARINELLI, Leonidas D. (1906 – 1974)

MARINELLI, Leonidas D. (1906 – 1974)

1906 – 1974

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1946 CE

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Radioactive iodine therapy: Effect on functioning metastases of adenocarcinoma of the thyroid.

SEIDLIN, Samuel M. (1895 – 1955)
MARINELLI, Leonidas D. (1906 – 1974)
MARINELLI, Leonidas D. (1906 – 1974) OSHRY, Eleanor

Seidlin and Marinelli described the first successful treatment of a patient with thyroid cancer metastases using radioiodine (I-131). This paper demonstrated the potential of nuclear medicine as a medical specialty.