 Radium
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Radium. A radioactive element of the alkaline earth series of metals. It has the atomic symbol Ra, atomic number 88, and atomic weight 226. 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 D01.552.539.745 D01.552.544.775
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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radium" by people in Profiles.
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Chun SG, Simone CB, Amini A, Chetty IJ, Donington J, Edelman MJ, Higgins KA, Kestin LL, Movsas B, Rodrigues GB, Rosenzweig KE, Slotman BJ, Rybkin II, Wolf A, Chang JY. American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria: Radiation Therapy for Limited-Stage SCLC 2020. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 01; 16(1):66-75.
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Dinh TT, Mitin T, Bagshaw HP, Hoffman KE, Hwang C, Jeffrey Karnes R, Kishan AU, Liauw SL, Lloyd S, Potters L, Showalter TN, Taira AV, Vapiwala N, Zaorsky NG, D'Amico AV, Nguyen PL, Davis BJ. Executive Summary of the American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiation Treatment of Node-Negative Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 03 15; 109(4):953-963.
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American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria on Radiation Therapy for Extensive-Stage SCLC. J Thorac Oncol. 2021 01; 16(1):54-65.
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Morris MJ, Loriot Y, Sweeney CJ, Fizazi K, Ryan CJ, Shevrin DH, Antonarakis ES, Pandit-Taskar N, Deandreis D, Jacene HA, Vesselle H, Petrenciuc O, Lu C, Carrasquillo JA, Higano CS. Radium-223 in combination with docetaxel in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer and bone metastases: a phase 1 dose escalation/randomised phase 2a trial. Eur J Cancer. 2019 06; 114:107-116.
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AMAROSE AP, BAXTER DH. CHROMOSOMAL CHANGES FOLLOWING SURGERY AND RADIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH PELVIC CANCER. Obstet Gynecol. 1965 Jun; 25:828-43.
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