Introduction of guidelines for iodine thyroid blocking
10.13491/j.issn.1004-714X.2021.03.002
- VernacularTitle:碘甲状腺阻滞导则的介绍
- Author:
Chunhui CHANG
1
;
Ximing FU
1
;
Huifang CHEN
1
;
Long YUAN
1
;
Yuhan HOU
2
;
Lin HE
3
;
Cuiping LEI
1
Author Information
1. National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088 China.
2. The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004 China.
3. China Nuclear Control System Engineering Company, Beijing 102401 China.
- Publication Type:RadiationSecurity/OriginalArticles
- Keywords:
Iodine Thyroid Blocking;
World Health Organization;
Nuclear Accident;
Potassium Iodine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Radiological Health
2021;30(3):253-257
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
During a radiological or nuclear emergency, iodine thyroid blocking is an urgent protection action to prevent or reduce the absorption of radioactive iodine by thyroid. Although potassium iodide (KI) administration is recommended by WHO guidelines for iodine prophylaxis following nuclear accidents and is also widely implemented in most national guidelines, the scientific evidence for the guidelines lacks as the guidelines are mostly based on expert opinions and recommendations. This paper introduces the development and revision of WHO guidelines for iodine thyroid blocking published in 1989 and 1999, as well as the revision methods and main recommendations of the guidelines published in 2017, which supports the use of iodine thyroid blocking during a radiological or nuclear emergency.
