RAI and Nuclear Medicine in Thyroid Cancer.

In this 22-minute video, Douglas Van Nostrand, M.D., Director of Nuclear Medicine at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, explains the following topics: how radioactive iodine works, consulting with patients seeking second opinions, getting patients' questions answered, and more topics.
Dr. Van Nostrand's focus is thyroid cancer, primarily papillary and follicular thyroid cancer. He is widely published in the field of nuclear medicine and is on the Editorial Review Board for the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. He is a co-author and co-editor of reference books for patients and medical professionals and has spoken at numerous professionals’ and ThyCa events. He is a ThyCa Medical Advisor.