Abstract

SANTESMASES, María Jesús. From prophylaxis to atomic cocktail: Circulation of radioiodine. Dynamis [online]. 2009, vol.29, pp.337-363. ISSN 2340-7948.

This paper is a history of iodine. To trace the trajectory of this element, goiter is used as a guideline for the articulation of a historical account, as a representation of thyroid disorders and of the spaces of knowledge and practices related to iodine. iodine's journey from goiter treatment and prophylaxis in the late interwar period took on a new course after WWII by including the element's radioactive isotopes. I intend to show how the introduction of radioiodine contributed to stabilize the epistemic role of iodine, in both its non-radioactive and radioactive form, in thyroid gland studies and in the treatment of its disorders.

Keywords : Radioiodine; endocrinology; Spain; Junta de Energía Nuclear; Gregorio Marañón; goitre; US-Spanish diplomatic relations.

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