Research Article
Enhancing Resilience through Nuclear Emergency Preparedness at El Dabaa Site
Table 5
Threshold levels of radioactive exposure to the thyroid gland and the recommended dosages of potassium iodide (KI) for various risk groups [
41].
| Thyroid dose (mSv) | KI concentration dose (mg) | Risk group age |
| ≥5000 | 130 | Over 40 yr |
| ≥10000 | 130 | Over 18 to 40 |
| ≥50 | 130 | Pregnant women | 16–65 (with consideration of different weight) | Infants within 1 month to adolescents with 18 yr |
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