Preferred Name

Radium [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

Radium

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000166243

altLabel

Radium

cui

C0034625

MESH DEFINITION

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.

MESH DUI

D011883

MeSH name

Radium

MESH UI

M0018449

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000166243

NUI

N0000166243

prefLabel

Radium [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T196

T121

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000007913

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