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Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Inorganic Chemicals [D01] » Isotopes » Radioisotopes » Elements, Radioactive » Radium
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Inorganic Chemicals [D01] » Metals » Metals, Alkaline Earth » Radium
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Inorganic Chemicals [D01] » Metals » Metals, Heavy » Radium
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Inorganic Chemicals [D01] » Elements » Elements, Radioactive » Radium
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Inorganic Chemicals [D01] » Elements » Metals, Alkaline Earth » Radium
Chemicals and Drugs [D] » Inorganic Chemicals [D01] » Elements » Metals, Heavy » Radium
Description
A radioactive element of the alkaline earth series of metals. It has the atomic symbol Ra and atomic number 88. Radium is the product of the disintegration of URANIUM and is present in pitchblende and all ores containing uranium. It is used clinically as a source of beta and gamma-rays in radiotherapy, particularly BRACHYTHERAPY. MeSH
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