| Document ID (ISN) | 100397 |
| CIS number |
02-1387 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
| Year |
2002 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fascicule 16002 J 10, 2-2002
|
| Author(s) |
Le Guen B., Hémidy P.Y. |
| Title |
Radioactive iodine |
| Original title |
Iodes radioactifs [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 2rd Quarter 2002, No.135, 12p. Illus. 37 ref. |
| Abstract |
Stable and radioactive forms of iodine evaporate at low temperature and are consequently highly volatile. Stable iodine is a key trace element in human physiology and an essential component of thyroid hormones which are vital for growth and energy metabolism. However, accidental exposure to radioactive isotopes of iodine can be dangerous. Contents of this information note on radioactive iodine: general physical and chemical aspects; environmental sources of radioactive iodine (nuclear tests, nuclear accidents); medical uses of radioactive iodine; environmental and human effects; stable iodine needs and required food intake; exposure, radiation and dosimetry; effects on radioactive iodine on the thyroid; cancer and genetic effects of iodine 131; protection in the event of accidental exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
iodine; occupational diseases; risk factors; toxicology; radioactive substances; France |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
potassium iodide; iodine-123; iodine-125; iodine-131; cancer; emergency treatment; data sheet; genetic effects; radiation monitoring; dosimetry; radiation accidents; encyclopaedia; thyroid function |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures
Halogens and their inorganic compounds
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