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What does the word radium mean?

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.

Usage examples for radium

Some of the most recent measurements of the quantities of radium and thorium in the rocks of igneous origin- e. – The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by J. (John) Joly
There's a very dark well down in my radium mine. – The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum

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