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radium-223 chloride 
The chloride salt of the radioisotope radium-223 with bone-targeting, radioisotopic and potential antineoplastic activities. Upon administration, short-lived alpha-particle-emitting radium-223 localizes to bone metastases and kills tumor cells, with minimal effects on the surrounding population of normal cells. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
Foreign brand name:Alpharadin