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From: Saul Hertz, MD, and the birth of radionuclide therapy

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a Letter from Karl Compton, president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to Dr. Saul Hertz dated December 15, 1936. In the letter, Dr. Compton clearly indicates that the question regarding whether iodine could be made radioactive had been asked by Dr. Hertz. b Response from Dr. Hertz to Dr. Compton dated December 23, 1936. In this response, Dr. Hertz notes that radioactive iodine “will be a useful method of therapy in cases of the overactive thyroid gland”

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