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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Nuclear medicine
  1. ... radioactive iodine that may be released during a nuclear radiation emergency. Radioactive iodine can damage the thyroid ... only take potassium iodide if there is a nuclear radiation emergency and public officials tell you that ...
  2. ... a class of medications called selective inhibitors of nuclear export (SINE). It works by killing cancer cells.
  3. Iodine From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)  
    ... unsafe at high doses. Radiation-induced thyroid cancer Nuclear accidents can release radioactive iodine into the environment, ...