Directory of Radiation Emergencies Resources

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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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• The Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory's Thyroid Function Study

  http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=5106&page=R1
  Testing in Alaska using radioactive iodine 131 in 1996. Health effects, ethics, recommendations, informed consent elements of disclosure.

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