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Possible use of radium isotopes for the radiotherapy of some cancers.
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Who invented radiotherapy?
Radiotherapy was invented by Wilhelm Rontgen, who invented the x-ray and Marie Curie who discovered radium, which is a material used in certain treatments and in this case, radiotherapy. (Radiotherapy is a mix of an x-ray that projects radium.)
How did Marie curie's contributions help the world?
Curie's discovery of radium and polonium helped the world because radium changed the way we control skin damage and cancer treatments. Polonium, named after Curie's birthplace, is changing how people use drugs, and tobacco.
How has radium changed since it was first discovered?
Today radium has only limited applications in research laboratories, for example for the preparation of radon standard solutions, in neutron sources of the type Ra-Be, etc. Possible use in radiotherapy of some cancers. Radium was used in the past for luminescent painting of watches and other instruments, was used in toothpaste, cosmetics, etc. These applications are not permitted now because radium is strongly radioactive and dangerous.
How do you spell radium?
radium
Is radium a compound or a element?
Radium is a chemical element, not a compound.
What is the cost of radium?
Radium is not a common commercial product.
What is radium chloride?
Radium chloride, RaCl2, was the first radium compound to be prepared in a pure state and was the basis of Marie Curie's original separation of radium from barium. The first preparation of radium metal was by the electrolysis of a solution of radium chloride using a mercury cathode.
What is radium common name?
The first name was radium; some isotopes had in the past other names.
What city is farther west Port Radium or Guadalajara?
PORT RADIUM
How is radium used in prostrate cancer?
radium is helped with cancer by radium is helped with cancer by
What are the compounds of radium?
Some compounds of radium: RaF2, RaCl2, RaI2,RaBr2, RaO, Ra3N2, Ra(OH)2, etc.
How do you say radium in English?
Also radium.
