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American Thyroid Association

JAMA. 1990;263(12):1632.

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To the Editor.—

The American Thyroid Association (ATA) has long had an interest in the thyroidal consequences of nuclear reactor accidents because of the large amounts of radioiodine that would be released into the atmosphere. The ATA also has endorsed the use of potassium iodide as an effective radioprotective agent. In light of the Chernobyl disaster, the ATA has reexamined the issue of potassium iodide stockpiling for use in the event of a core melt accident and has adopted the following statement:

The recent reactor accident at Chernobyl, in which large amounts of radioactive iodine were released into the atmosphere, again raised questions about proposed methods of protecting those at risk of exposure. In a previous statement,¹ the ATA reviewed the scientific information available about the usefulness of potassium iodide as a blocking agent to prevent radioactive iodine from entering the thyroid gland of those exposed to fallout. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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