title: Nuclear power plant emergencies and thyroid cancer risk. What New Jersey physicians need to know.
abstract: In the event of a severe nuclear power plant emergency resulting in the release of radioactive iodine, potassium iodide, a relatively safe and effective salt, may be used as prophylaxis. This article presents a history of thyroid cancer due to radiation exposure and the risks and benefits of potassium iodide prophylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Program on Science and Global Security, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, USA.
authors.forename: Laura H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: von Hippel
mesh_terms: D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009515:New Jersey; D011044:Poland; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide