[Delayed localized damage from "thorotrast"]. 1960

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UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D013910 Thorium A radioactive element of the actinide series of metals. It has an atomic symbol Th, atomic number 90, and atomic weight 232.04. It is used as fuel in nuclear reactors to produce fissionable uranium isotopes. Because of its radioopacity, various thorium compounds are used to facilitate visualization in roentgenography.
D013911 Thorium Dioxide Thorium oxide (ThO2). A radiographic contrast agent that was used in the early 1930s through about 1954. High rates of mortality have been linked to its use and it has been shown to cause liver cancer. Thorium Oxide,Thorotrast,Dioxide, Thorium,Oxide, Thorium

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