RAD Medical Abbreviation

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Radium

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 A radioactive decay product of uranium often found in uranium ore. It has several radioactive isotopes. Radium-226 decays to radon-222. A radioactive element which the chemical symbol Ra; radium and its salts are used in gamma ray radiography because of their radioactivity. Melting point is 700 B0C (1292 B0F).

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Radiation Absorbed Dose

Radiation absorbed dose is a unit of measuring absorbed radiation in matter.The Radiation absorbed dose, or rad, is defined as 0.01 joules of energy absorbed per kilogram of matter. The Radiation absorbed dose does not describe any biological effects of the absorbed radiation.

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Radiology

That branch of medicine dealing with the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radiant energy, including x-rays and radioisotopes.

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