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Radioactive I-131 from Fallout

     Information and resources for Americans exposed to I-131 (a form of radioactive iodine) through fallout from above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and early '60s.
    
    About I-131 1 1
  • How Americans Were Exposed
  • The Milk Connection
  • The Government's Response
  • Get the Facts About Exposure to
    I-131 Radiation
    Thyroid Cancer Resources 2 2
  • Diagnosing and Screening for
    Thyroid Disease
  • Clinical Trials
  • Thyroid Cancer Links
    NCI Reports 3 3
  • Fallout From Nuclear Tests and Cancer Risks
  • NCI Report on I-131 Fallout
  • Methods and Data for
    Calculating Doses
  • IOM Report
    
    Estimating Your Exposure 4 4
  • I-131 Dose/Risk Calculator
  • State and County Exposure
    Levels
    Resources for Program Partners 5 5
  • Press Release
  • Promotional Brochure
  • PSA Sticks
  • I-131 Teleconference
  • New Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: I-131 (CME Credits)
    Other Agencies & Research 6 6
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Agency for Toxic Substances
    and Disease Registry
  • Hanford Health Information
    Network

Table of Links

1http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/i131/abouti131
2http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/i131/about-thryoid-disease
3http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/i131/nci-reports
4http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/i131/estimating-your-exposure
5http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/i131/resources-for-program-partners
6http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/causes/i131/otheragencies