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In the past radium was used for the radiotherapy of some cancers or as a component of luminescent paintings. Now radium has very limited uses: source of neutrons as Ra-Be, source of radon, research laboratories.
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∙ 9y agoToday, it is illegal for radium to be used in any medicine in the U.S., but at the height of its popularity, it was used in anything you could physically put it in, such as toothpaste & Health drinks because of its property of luminescence.
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How is radium used in prostrate cancer?
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Did radium help saves lives?
Today radium-226 is not used for radiotherapy.
A hard magnetic metal used in the production of steel a radioactive form of the element is used in cancer treatment?
A radioactive metal used in medicine is radium. Others include magnesium, iron, cobalt 60, and several other element that are used.
What type of experiments did Marie curie conduct?
she made a new element. the element was radium. radium is used in matirials such as lipstick!!!!!!!! She found the isolation of poloniam and radium and used radium for x-rays which helped in a war.
What does radium have to do with cancer?
1. Radium was used in the past for the radiotherapy of some cancers. 2. But because radium is strongly radioactive uncontrolled irradiation or contamination with radium can lead to some cancers.
How is radium used in asphalt?
Radium is not used in asphalt.
How is radium used in prostrate cancer?
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Radium what is it used for?
It isn't used for anything anymore--they have better, safer isotopes to do the things radium was once used for.
Can you get power from the radioactive element radium?
Radium is not used to produce energy.
Did radium help saves lives?
Today radium-226 is not used for radiotherapy.
What cancers were treated by polonium and radium?
Polonium is not used for the treatment of cancers. Radium is used to treat bone cancers.
What does radium cure?
Radium was used in the past as a radioactive source in the radiotherapy of some cancers.
What was radium used for in the late 1800s through the early 1900s?
Radium was discovered in 1898 !
How is radium useful?
Radium is used today to treat Cancer and other medical caused deseases. It is also used in watch hands and gauges in airplanes. Radium is RADIOACTIVE and is not something to mess with.
A hard magnetic metal used in the production of steel a radioactive form of the element is used in cancer treatment?
A radioactive metal used in medicine is radium. Others include magnesium, iron, cobalt 60, and several other element that are used.
What type of experiments did Marie curie conduct?
she made a new element. the element was radium. radium is used in matirials such as lipstick!!!!!!!! She found the isolation of poloniam and radium and used radium for x-rays which helped in a war.
What does radium have to do with cancer?
1. Radium was used in the past for the radiotherapy of some cancers. 2. But because radium is strongly radioactive uncontrolled irradiation or contamination with radium can lead to some cancers.
