This should last at least 24hours
1 month
One dose of FDA approved potassium iodide will protect the thyroid from radioactive iodine for 24 hours. Nuclear fallout would include a leak from a nuclear reactor or fallout from a nuclear weapon.
It produces radioactive waste that lasts for a VERY long time.
It depends on the radioactive source half life. refer to the related question below for more information.
yes, Nuclear fission as used in nuclear power plants produces radioactive waste with long half lives. However, this creates no problems. This wastes are either confined in the spent nuclear fuel (that is stored either in wet storage or in dry storage facilities) or stored as vitrified nuclear waste.
i think around 2 weeks but its safe to stay at an arms length after the firt 5-7 days but not with children probably
It is OK to take an antidepressant and a thyroid medicine together so long as your doctor has written prescriptions for them. It is possible that a low thyroid could be responsible for some of your feelings of depression, actually. Taking the thyroid medicine might end up letting you cut back on the Zoloft.
Because they are mostly very radioactive and many have long halflives
because it is melemish Because it generates huge amounts of radioactive waste. Its not easy to get rid of radioactive waste. Uranium, a common byproduct of nuclear power, have quite a long half life.
Basically a very long time. Most radioactive isotopes are radioactive for a long time. Uranium 232 has a half life of 69 years and plutonium 238 has a half life of 88 years. Some isotopes are very long lived.
The nuclear wastes are currently placed in underground storage units (long tubes of radioactive waste materials) all over the country or all over the world.
Radioactive iodine therapy was invented as the original treatment for problems with the Thyroid The radioactive iodine is carried into the thyroid and the radiation kills the tissues of the thyroid. It is a very safe treatment that has a very long history of use.The treatment relies on the tissues of the thyroid absorbing the iodine so that the radiation can kill the tissues. Unfortunately a diseased thyroid may have parts of itself that are not functioning properly and will not absorb the radioactive iodine. This will cause parts of the thyroid to die as intended and parts of it may continue to partially function and produce hormone.When the thyroid continues to partially produce hormone it becomes very difficult if not impossible to effectively regulate hormone levels by taking a pill which can lead to years of suffering and issues involving either hormone levels that are too high or too low.Surgical removal of the Thyroid gland is a much more effective treatment that ensures that there is no tissue remaining that can cause lingering issues with thyroid levels. The surgery leaves a small scar across the front of the neck just above the collar bones. Post surgical depression (which is common with most surgeries) coupled with falling thyroid levels makes recovery from thyroid surgery difficult emotionally. But after about 6 months you should recover emotionally.The benefit to surgical removal is that it is much easier to regulate the level of thyroid hormone. Since Thyroid hormone effects many things in the human body including emotional state i believe that surgical removal is more effective than treatment with radioactive iodine.
You should not miss a dose of your thyroid medicine if it is taken once a day. You will need to call your doctor to get a new prescription as soon as possible.