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How radioactive iodine destroys an overactive thyroid
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If your thyroid gland becomes dangerously overactive, doctors weaponize your body's natural biology against it. Since the thyroid is the only organ that absorbs iodine, patients swallow a pill containing the highly radioactive isotope Iodine-131. It safely bypasses the rest of your system and concentrates entirely in your neck, selectively nuking the problematic tissue from the inside out.
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