The radiation protection issues are similar to those for other forms ... the external radiation will decline only with the effective half-life, which for iodine-131 is about 8 days. Family members, ...

Examples of patient information sheets to be used in treatment with iodine-131 are given ... methods of the Medical Internal Radiation Dosimetry (MIRD) committee or the International Commission on ...

The Severodvinsk administration said radiation levels were higher ... at Nyonoksa wore chemical and nuclear protection suits. There was a rush on iodine stocks during the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear ...