"Radium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D011883
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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
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Determination of ²²6Ra, ²²8Ra and ²¹°Pb in NORM products from oil and gas exploration: problems in activity underestimation due to the presence of metals and self-absorption of photons. J Environ Radioact. 2013 Nov; 125:23-6.