Thorium-232
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Overview
Thorium-232 is the primary abundant nuclide of thorium. It is a slightly unstable radionuclide that is found in the earth's crust. It is a fertile material able to absorb a neutron and undergo transmutation into a nuclide that is able to support fission (uranium-233).
In the form of Thorotrast, a thorium oxide suspension, it was used as contrast medium in early X-ray diagnostics. Thorium-232 is now classified as carcinogenic. The half-life of thorium-232 is 1.405×1010 years.
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Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
