Term Name: | (223)RaCl2 |
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Synonyms: | ((223)Ra)radium dichloride, Radium-223 dichloride, Xofigo |
Definition: | A radium molecular entity with formula (223)RaCl2. Used as as a radiotherapeutic agent for the treatment of patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer, symptomatic bone metastases and no known visceral metastatic disease. An alpha-emitter, radium-223 has a half-life of 11.4 days. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:74895] ( EBI ) |