[Radioiodine--today's trends in treatment of benign thyroid diseases].

Radioiodine therapy is a highly recognizable method of treatment of benign thyroid diseases. The therapy gains a widespread interest of research groups, which find it as a promising weapon against endocrine disorders caused by benign thyroid diseases. According to the latest scientific research, factors, previously thought to be impossible to modify (intra-individual variation in radiosensitivity), has become modifiable. This will allow to establish a dose, which will affect functioning of other organs in the smallest possible way and will minimize the risk of side effects. The word, radioiodine" may raise some concern among those who are not highly familiar with endocrinology, but in fact it is a safe method. It is worth to mention that, according to recent research, consumption of common food products can reduce or even prevent potential side effects of radioiodine treatment.