"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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| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Radium" by people in Profiles.
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American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiation Therapy in the Multidisciplinary Management of Thymic Carcinoma. JAMA Oncol. 2023 07 01; 9(7):971-980.
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Phase I Study of Niraparib in Combination with Radium-223 for the Treatment of Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2023 01 04; 29(1):50-59.
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American Radium Society Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiation Therapy in Oligometastatic or Oligoprogressive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2022 02 01; 112(2):361-375.
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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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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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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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CHROMOSOMAL CHANGES FOLLOWING SURGERY AND RADIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH PELVIC CANCER. Obstet Gynecol. 1965 Jun; 25:828-43.