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Radiation Protection Dosimetry Advance Access published online on December 3, 2008
Radiation Protection Dosimetry, doi:10.1093/rpd/ncn299
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THYROID DOSE ESTIMATION WITH POTASSIUM IODIDE (KI) ADMINISTRATION IN A NUCLEAR EMERGENCY

M. Jang1,*, H. K. Kim1, C. W. Choi1 and C. S. Kang2

1 National Radiation Emergency Medical Center, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Science, Seoul, South Korea
2 Department of Nuclear Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea

* Corresponding author: mjang{at}kirams.re.kr

Received May 1, 2008, amended November 10, 2008, accepted November 11, 2008

In a breach-of-containment nuclear reactor accident, the near-field exposure is primarily through inhalation of radioiodine. Thyroid blockade by oral potassium iodide (KI) is a practical and effective protective measure for the general public in such an emergency. The retention functions incorporating the thyroid blocking effects by KI have been derived using a standard three-compartment model of iodine metabolism. This allows more accurate estimation of the thyroid dose by calculating the blocking factor.


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