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Radium

Known as: Ra, Radium [Chemical/Ingredient] 
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… (More)

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radium Ra 223 dichloridethorium X

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2008
2008
Contribution of chlorophyll fluorescence to the apparent vegetation reflectance.
Current strategies for monitoring the physiologic status of terrestrial vegetation rely on remote sensing reflectance data, which… (More)
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2007
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2007
Bone-targeted radium-223 in symptomatic, hormone-refractory prostate cancer: a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled phase II study.
BACKGROUND The alpha-emitter radium-223 ((223)Ra) is a bone-seeking radionuclide studied as a new treatment for patients with… (More)
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2003
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2003
Targeting of osseous sites with alpha-emitting 223Ra: comparison with the beta-emitter 89Sr in mice.
UNLABELLED The bone-seeking property and the potential exposure of red marrow by the alpha-particle emitter (223)Ra (half-life… (More)
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2002
Highly Cited
2002
Significant antitumor effect from bone-seeking, alpha-particle-emitting (223)Ra demonstrated in an experimental skeletal metastases model.
The therapeutic efficacy of the alpha-particle-emitting radionuclide (223)Ra (t(1/2) = 11.4 days) in the treatment against… (More)
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2000
Highly Cited
2000
Turbulent convection at very high Rayleigh numbers
Turbulent convection occurs when the Rayleigh number (Ra)--which quantifies the relative magnitude of thermal driving to… (More)
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1997
Highly Cited
1997
Prevalence of anxiety and depression in cancer patients seen at the Norwegian Radium Hospital.
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in cancer patients seen at the Norwegian Radium… (More)
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1995
Highly Cited
1995
Test/retest study of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality-of-Life Questionnaire.
PURPOSE The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) is a… (More)
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1988
Highly Cited
1988
Modeling error and apparent isotope discrimination confound estimation of endogenous glucose production during euglycemic glucose clamps.
We previously demonstrated that conventional tracer methods applied to euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic glucose clamps result in… (More)
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1987
Highly Cited
1987
Estimation of endogenous glucose production during hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic glucose clamps. Comparison of unlabeled and labeled exogenous glucose infusates.
Tracer methodology has been applied extensively to the estimation of endogenous glucose production (Ra) during euglycemic glucose… (More)
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1980
Highly Cited
1980
Postoperative external irradiation and prognostic parameters in stage I endometrial carcinoma: clinical and histopathologic study of 540 patients.
From 1968 to 1974, 540 patients with stage I adenocarcinoma of the corpus uteri entered a prospective clinical trial to evaluate… (More)
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