Association between exposure to radioactive iodine after the Chernobyl accident and thyroid volume in Belarus 10-15 years later

• Main Authors: Ekaterina Chirikova (Author), Robert J. McConnell (Author), Patrick O'Kane (Author), Vasilina Yauseyenka (Author), Mark P. Little (Author), Victor Minenko (Author), Vladimir Drozdovitch (Author), Ilya Veyalkin (Author), Maureen Hatch (Author), June M. Chan (Author), Chiung-Yu Huang (Author), Kiyohiko Mabuchi (Author), Elizabeth K. Cahoon (Author), Alexander Rozhko (Author), Lydia B. Zablotska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background While there is a robust literature on environmental exposure to iodine-131 (131I) in childhood and adolescence and the risk of thyroid cancer and benign nodules, little is known about its effects on thyroid volume. Methods To assess the effect of 131I dose to the thyroid on the v...