Radiation Emergencies Complications Thyroid Endocrine Disorders

This area shall be used for articles and sites pertaining to radioactive iodine exposure that can cause thyroid cancer, especially in babies and children up to 18 years of age and the use of potassium iodide (KI) to protect people from absorbing radioactive iodine released during a nuclear emergency.

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• Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies - FDA document providing an introduction, background, conclusions, and thyroid recommendations.
• The Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory's Thyroid Function Study - Testing in Alaska using radioactive iodine 131 in 1996. Health effects, ethics, recommendations, informed consent elements of disclosure.[PDF]
• ATSDR -Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - The Hanford Community Health Project provides educational resources complications to those concerned about past exposure to radioactive complications iodine (I-131) released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
• Questions and Answers about Potassium Iodide (KI) - Covers information relating to radioactive iodine and the complications thyroid gland.

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