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Radioiodine therapy uses radioactive iodine to kill thyroid cells and shrink the thyroid gland. It is used to treat certain diseases of the thyroid gland.

The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the front of your lower neck.

It produces hormones that help your body regulate your metabolism.

Your thyroid needs iodine to function properly. That iodine comes from the food you eat. No other organs use or absorb much iodine from your blood.

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Excess iodine in your body is excreted in the urine.

Radioiodine is used for treatment of several thyroid conditions. It is given by specialist doctors in nuclear medicine. Depending on the dose of the radioiodine, you may not have to stay in the hospital for this procedure, but go home the same day.

For higher doses, you need to stay in a special room in the hospital and have your urine monitored for the radioactive iodine being excreted.

• You will swallow radioiodine in the form of capsules (pills) or a liquid.
• Your thyroid will absorb most of the radioactive iodine.
• The nuclear medicine team may do s
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