"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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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radium" by people in Profiles.
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Radiological risk assessment from the Gamma spectrometry of soil samples in the vicinity of a research centre in Nilore, Pakistan. Environ Monit Assess. 2023 Jun 16; 195(7):851.
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A phase II randomized trial of metastasis-directed therapy with alpha emitter radium-223 in men with oligometastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (MEDAL). BMC Urol. 2023 Mar 06; 23(1):33.
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The impact of genetic aberrations on response to radium-223 treatment for castration-resistant prostate cancer with bone metastases. Prostate. 2022 09; 82(12):1202-1209.
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Phase II study of Radium-223 dichloride combined with hormonal therapy for hormone receptor-positive, bone-dominant metastatic breast cancer. Cancer Med. 2020 02; 9(3):1025-1032.
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Factors Associated With Survival Following Radium-223 Treatment for Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. Clin Genitourin Cancer. 2017 12; 15(6):e969-e975.
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American Radium Society 92nd Annual Meeting. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2010 Aug; 10(8):1183-5.
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The relative biological effectiveness of Californium 252 on acute mammalian lethality. Radiology. 1972 Sep; 104(3):699-703.
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Radiocytogenetic determination of the oxygen enhancement ratio of californium 252. Radiology. 1970 Jul; 96(1):167-70.