In the event of a radioactive material fallout following a nuclear disaster at a power plant, or a terrorist attack, potassium iodide can to some extent protect the thyroid gland from developing cancer following exposure to the radioactive isotopes of iodine, however it does not protect from other radioactive material, such as contamination with plutonium, americium, or curium which can occur through inhalation, ingestion, or contact with open wounds as a result of industrial accidents, or from terrorist attacks using dirty bombs. To increase the rate of elimination of these contaminants, the FDA has approved the two drugs pentetate calcium trisodium, and pentetate zinc trisodium via injection... Full Text