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Edited by: Hesham M. H. Zakaly, Al-Azhar University, EgyptReviewed by: Han Shi Jocelyn Chew, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Krit Pongpirul, Chulalongkorn University, ThailandThis article was submitted to Radiation and Health, a section of the journal Frontiers in Public Health†These authors have contributed equally to this workPatients receiving radionuclide 131I treatment expose radiation to others, and there was no clinical trial to verify the effectiveness and safety of mobile robots in radionuclide 131I isolation wards. The objective of this randomized clinical trial was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of mobile robots in providing vital signs (body temperature and blood pressure) and radiation dose rate monitoring for patients receiving radionuclide therapy.