Effects of radioactive iodine ( 131 I) on the thyroid of newborn, pubertal and adult rats
Title: Effects of radioactive iodine ( 131 I) on the thyroid of newborn, pubertal and adult rats
Author: Nitta, Yumiko / Hoshi, Masaharu / Kamiya, Kenji
Reference: International Congress Series, 1236, p.127-131, Jul 2002
doi: 10.1016/S0531-5131(01)00856-1
Keywords: Chernobyl; Thyroid cancer; 131I; Internal exposure; Rat
Abstract: …The short latency for the development of thyroid cancer in the post-Chernobyl cases proposes that we need to be sure of the thyroid susceptibility to internal exposure, especially at young ages. We started a large-scale carcinogenesis project 6 years ago with the purpose to evaluate the carcinogenic potential of 131I when irradiated at young ages. First, we established a method to estimate the absorbed doses in the thyroid of different age groups….
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0531513101008561
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