Radium (Ra-226)

Treatment:
No FDA-approved countermeasures
For NCRP suggestions, see REMM online
http://www.remm.nlm.gov/int_contamination.htm

Ionizing radiation decay mode:
α, β, γ

Radioactive half-life:
1,602 years

Biological half-life:
16,400 days

Major exposure pathways:
Ingestion

Focal accumulation:
Bone