RADIATION RISKS TO HEALTH
Title: RADIATION RISKS TO HEALTH 1850 Samuel Morse Drive, Reston, VA 20190-5316 P: 703.708.9000 F:…
Reference: A Joint Statement from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the American Thyroid Association, The Endocrine Society, and the Society of Nuclear Medicine [PDF-30K]Mar 2011
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Abstract: The recent nuclear reactor accident in Japan due to the earthquake and tsunami has raised fears of radiation exposure to populations in North America from the potential plume of radioactivity crossing the Pacific Ocean. The principal radiation source of concern is radioactive iodine including iodine-131, a radioactive isotope that presents a special risk to health because iodine is concentrated in the thyroid gland and exposure of the thyroid to high levels of radioactive iodine may lead to development of thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer years later. During the Chernobyl nuclear plant accident in 1986, people in the surrounding region were exposed to radioactive iodine principally from intake of food and milk from contaminated farmlands. As demonstrated by the Chernobyl experience, pregnant women, fetuses, infants and children are at the highest risk for developing thyroid cancer whereas adults over age 20 are at negligible risk.
URL: http://www.snm.org/docs/hpra/Radiation_Risk_Joint_Statement_FINAL_Letterhead.pdf
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