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thorium X

Known as: Radium-224, 224Ra, radium, isotope of mass 224 
A short-lived, alpha-emitting isotope found in ground water and soils, Radium-224 has been used in biomedical treatments. Radium-224 in drinking… 
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Review
2006
Review
2006
Are groundwater inputs into river‐dominated areas important? The Chao Phraya River — Gulf of Thailand
We used the natural geochemical tracers radon‐222 and radium isotopes (223Ra, 224Ra, 226Ra, 228Ra) to assess exchange rates… 
2006
2006
Determination of radium isotopes in mineral and environmental water samples by alpha-spectrometry
SummaryA method for the determination of low-level radium isotopes in mineral and environmental water samples by alpha… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Radium-228 determination of natural waters via concentration on manganese dioxide and separation using Diphonix ion exchange resin.
2003
2003
A rapid method for alpha-spectrometric analysis of radium isotopes in natural waters using ion-selective membrane technology.
1999
1999
Malignancies in patients treated with high doses of radium-224.
Predominantly from 1945 to 1955, a group of patients in Germany was treated with multiple injections of the short-lived alpha… 
1997
1997
Determination of 226Ra and 224Ra in drinking waters by liquid scintillation counting.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Discovery of radioactive decay of 222Ra and 224Ra by 14C emission.
Using the ISOLDE on-line isotope separator at CERN to produce sources of /sup 221/Fr, /sup 221/Ra, /sup 222/Ra, /sup 223/Ra, and… 
1982
1982
The retention of 226Ra in human soft tissue and bone; implications for the ICRP 20 alkaline earth model.
Abstract We have adjusted the ICRP model of alkaline earth metabolism to fit data on the 226Ra content of 87 samples of soft… 
1978
1978
Dose to endosteal cells and relative distribution factors for radium-224 and plutonium-239 compared to radium-226.
Abstract The ICRP model, Alkaline Earth Metabolism in Adult Man, predicts that 10% of injected radium-224 atoms decay on bone… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Bone Cancers Induced by 224Ra (Th X) in Children and Adults
AbstractThe average skeletal dose in rads was calculated for 217 juveniles and 708 adults injected with 224Ra (mainly during the… 
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