Radiation Safety Manual

An important example of radioactivity uptake is the uptake of radioactive iodine. Iodine taken into the body gets concentrated in the thyroid. In a release of radioactive iodine to the atmosphere the uptake may be due to inhalation of airborne iodine or consumption of milk from cows which have grazed on contaminated pasture. ................
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