Assertion: potassium iodide | /r/CapableOf | protect the thyroid
Facets:
value: from cancer-causing radiation
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: specifically
type: MANNER
value: against inhalation
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from taking up radioactive iodine
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: against ingestion of radioiodines
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in a radiation exposure emergency
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Potassium iodide is also used along with antithyroid medicines to prepare the thyroid gland for surgical removal, to treat certain overactive thyroid conditions (hyperthyroidism), and to protect the thyroid in a radiation exposure emergency.
text: The potassium iodide prevents the thyroid from taking up radioactive iodine, lessening the risk of thyroid cancer.
text: Potassium iodide specifically protects the thyroid against inhalation or ingestion of radioiodines if taken just before or within four hours after exposure.
text: Potassium Iodide block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland and prevents the intake of radioactive molecules, thus protecting the thyroid from cancer-causing radiation.