Wie kommt es zur radioaktiven Strahlung?
Radioaktive Strahlung entsteht beim Zerfall instabiler Atomkerne. Sie stabilisieren sich durch die Aussendung von Teilchen (Alpha- und Beta-Strahlung) oder elektromagnetischer Wellen. Die Emission von Alpha- und Betastrahlung ist stets mit einer Kernumwandlung verbunden, d.h. es entsteht ein anderes chemisches Element.
Wie entstehen die Strahlungen?
Radioaktive Stoffe senden so lange ionisierende Strahlung aus, bis das letzte Radionuklid zerfallen ist. Beim Zerfall des Atomkerns können verschiedene Arten von Strahlung entstehen: Alpha-, Beta-, Gamma- und Neutronenstrahlung. Bei Alpha-, Beta- und Neutronenstrahlen handelt es sich um Teilchen.
What happened to Radithor?
The death of Byers also resulted in the end of radioactive patent medicine. In 1931, the FTC issued a cease-and-desist order halting the Bailey Radium Laboratories from producing more of its famed Radithor. Every bottle from every store that was found selling it was taken away from public use.
What is Radithor used for?
Radithor. Radithor was a patent medicine that is a well-known example of radioactive quackery and specifically of excessively broad and pseudoscientific application of the principle of radiation hormesis. It consisted of triple distilled water containing at a minimum 1 microcurie (37 kBq) each of the radium 226 and 228 isotopes.
Where was radradithor made?
Radithor was manufactured from 1918 to 1928 by the Bailey Radium Laboratories, Inc., of East Orange, New Jersey. The owner of the company and head of the laboratories was listed as William J. A. Bailey, a dropout from Harvard College, who was not a medical doctor.
What is the difference between radiradium and Radithor?
Radium is a radioactive element that releases radiant energy with every atomic decay. One of the popular energy-containing products was RadiThor. RadiThor was just radium dissolved in water. It was sold from 1918 until 1928 in small, one-ounce (30ml) bottles costing about $1 each (approximately $15 in 2017 dollars).