Re: US Bill: Mandatory KI Stockpiling

["Franz Schoenhofer" <franz.schoenhofer@CHELLO.AT>]

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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----

Von: Wes Van Pelt <wesvanpelt@ATT.NET>

An: radsafe <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>; Tim <tstead@ntirs.org>

Cc: Wesley R. Van Pelt <wesvanpelt@ATT.NET>

Datum: Samstag, 17. November 2001 18:34

Betreff: US Bill: Mandatory KI Stockpiling





>All,

>

>If the K in KI is potentially harmful to the heart, why not use NaI as a

>thyroid blocker instead of KI? I always thought it was simply the iodine

ion

>(I+) that was important in blocking further uptake of radioiodine.





Na is unfavourable to blood pressure...... There is no doubt that the I-

(sorry, I am a chemist and am hurt by I+) is the active agent in blocking

the thyroid.



Did you ever eat or breathe something which would not be potentially harmful

for you?



Franz









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