1·Potassium iodide can be used to help protect the thyroid gland from radiation injury, but regular table salt doesn't contain enough iodine, according to health experts.
据卫生专家们说，碘化钾可以用于保护甲状腺免受辐射危害，但是日常使用的食盐并不包含足够的碘。
2·Synthetic hormones are used clinically to prevent pregnancy, control insulin levels in diabetics, compensate for a deficient thyroid gland and alleviate menopausal symptoms.
人工合成的激素被临床广泛应用：避孕、控制糖尿病的胰岛素水平、补充甲减病人缺乏的甲状腺激素、以及减轻更年期症状等。
3·Iodine-131 and caesium are more damaging, however. Iodine is actively taken up by the thyroid gland to make hormones.
碘- 131和铯则更具破坏性，人体的甲状腺要使用碘来制造激素。
4·The developing thyroid gland absorbs iodine like a sponge; taking stable iodine as a pill blocks the uptake of the hazardous radioisotope, which has a half-life of 8 days.
处于发育阶段的甲状腺就如同海绵一般源源不断的吸收碘；服用稳定的碘元素会阻止危险碘同位素的摄入，碘同位素的半衰期仅为八天。
5·Conclusion: in the operation of thyroid gland, identifying correctly and dissecting safely the recurrent laryngeal nerve may prevent the nerve injury and decrease its occurrence rate.
结论：甲状腺手术中正确辨认并安全地解剖喉返神经可以预防喉返神经损伤，降低喉返神经的损伤率。