Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- Ra
- Molecular Weight
- 226.02541 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 7440-14-4
- IUPAC Name
- radium
- InChIKey
- HCWPIIXVSYCSAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- [Ra]
- MeSH Unique ID
- D011883
- Source
- PubChem CID 6328144
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
/ther use: consider CURIETHERAPY see BRACHYTHERAPY/
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Radium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011883. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011883
- Radium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium
- Radium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1128
- Radium. In: PubChem Compound. CID 6328144. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6328144