Does potassium iodide prevent radiation poisoning?
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Following the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, regions like Poland distributed potassium iodide (KI) to their populations and subsequently reported no increase in thyroid cancer cases, illustrating its potential to mitigate harm from radioactive iodine exposure. However, it is a common misconception that potassium iodide prevents radiation poisoning entirely, when in fact, its protective role is specific and limited.
