Effects of time of administration and dietary iodine levels on potassium iodide (KI) blockade of thyroid irradiation by 131I from radioactive fallout

Health Physics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 660-667

  Zanzonico, Pat B ^a   Becker, David V ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

131I; Dosimetry; Fallout; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

IODINE; IODINE 131; POTASSIUM IODIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DOSIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0034038448     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200006000-00008     Document Type: Article

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