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Descriptor
English
:
Radium
Descriptor
Spanish
:
radio (elemento)
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Rádio (Elemento)
Tree Number:
D01.268.271.770
D01.268.552.775
D01.268.556.775
D01.496.749.305.770
D01.552.539.745
D01.552.544.775
SP4.011.097.063.879.580
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/ther |use: consider CURIETHERAPY see
BRACHYTHERAPY
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
EC
economics
HI
history
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PO
poisoning
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
29525
Unique Identifier:
D011883
Occurrence in VHL
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