Guidelines for Iodine Prophylaxis following Nuclear Accidents, 1999 World Health Organization, contents

	Title Page, Abstract, Keywords	A
	Contacts	B

	Preface	i
	Foreword	ii
1.	Introduction	1
2.	Radiation risk from radioactive iodine	2
2.1	Exposure to radioactive iodine	2
2.2	Deterministic and stochastic effects	2
2.3	Experience from the Chernobyl accident	4
2.4	Estimates of cancer risk	5
3.	Stable iodine prophylaxis as a protective measure	7
3.1	The rationale for administration of stable iodine	7
3.2	Side effects from stable iodine: general considerations	7
3.3	Consideration of exposed population groups	8
4.	Implementation of stable iodine prophylaxis	9
4.1	Intervention levels	9
4.2	Balance between risk and benefit of taking stable iodine	9
5.	Considerations in planning the use of iodine prophylaxis in conjunction with other countermeasures	10
5.1	Evacuation	10
5.2	Sheltering	10
5.3	Food control	10
6.	Logistics of stable iodine prophylaxis	11
6.1	Chemical form	11
6.2	Formulation, storage and packaging	11
6.3	Availability, predistribution and distribution	11
6.4	Dosage and contraindications	11
6.5	Timing of administration and duration of prophylaxis	11

	References	12
	Acknowledgments	12
Annex 1	Half-lives of the important radioisotopes related to radioactive iodine found in fission products	13
Annex 2	Glossary of terms and acronyms	14

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