Re: Re: AAP Statement on Radiation Disasters and Children[Scanned]

["John Johnson" <idias@interchange.ubc.ca>]

Chris and other radsafer.



You can try some old papers of mine.



Radioiodine Dosimetry, Special Symposium Proceedings Issue of the Journal of

Radioanalytical

Chemistry. 65 (1981) 223-238, AECL-7381 and



Fetal Thyroid Dose from Intakes of Radioiodine by the Mother,  AECL-7694,

Health Physics 43 No. 4 (1982) 573-582.



John

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John R Johnson, PhD

idias@interchange.ubc.ca



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----- Original Message -----

From: "Dr Christoph Hofmeyr" <chofmeyr@nnr.co.za>

To: <jkuperus@custompharmacy.com>

Cc: <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 4:09 AM

Subject: RE: Re: AAP Statement on Radiation Disasters and Children[Scanned]





> Could someone please explain the relative properties of KI (potassium

> iodide) and potassium iodate tablets as thyroid blockers in terms of

> dosage, speed of uptake, toxicity, effective shelf life, etc.

> Chris Hofmeyr

> chofmeyr@nnr.co.za

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: jkuperus@custompharmacy.com [mailto:jkuperus@custompharmacy.com]

> Sent: 09 April 2003 04:17

> To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

> Subject: FW: Re: AAP Statement on Radiation Disasters and

> Children[Scanned]

>

> Could not resist. This is also in reply to Shane Connor.

>

> Daily intake of free iodine = 0.0001 gm.

>

> Total body content = 0.01 gm.

>

> Uptake of radioactive iodine can be suppressed by any stable iodine

> source which can flood the bodies iodine pool. As documented by

> their....

> Etc.

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