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This Perspectives re-evaluates the role of radioiodine treatment following surgery in low-risk patients with undetectable serum thyroglobulin levels after TSH stimulation and without evidence of disease. Moreover, the authors discuss the methods used for preparing low-risk patients for the administration of radioiodine after surgery and the activity of radioiodine that should be administered.