EAKS

I'm sorry but 'In Summary, Standard Radiation Safety Practices are Adequate for Safe Handling of Radium-223 Chloride' doesn't answer my question. I'll refine my question to make it clearer. l'm asking for a scientific explanation for 'can Radium Dichloride, that is dissolved into water, evaporate or vapourise into an environment of standard conditions (25 C, 1 atm etc)?' I imagine the answer lies in vapour pressure etc. Thinking about it, I'm also concerned about a potential reaction taking place between the radium ions and whatever the spill has landed on. Similar to how salt water is more corrosive than fresh water.

Thank you for your answer. Your link doesn't work for me but I've googled the title and found the document you are refering to. Unfortunately, the information in it doesn't answer my question. There seems to be a lack of information from Bayer on the possibility of inhalation and ingestion of radium dichloride. I imagine everything is fine but it worries me it isn't being addressed in the literature they have made available.

Hi all, I'm a clinical medical physicist with limited chemistry knowledge and I'm hoping you guys can point me in the right direction with my problem. A new treatment, radium dichloride (223 Ra), is being rolled out across my country but I'm unsure that the risks to staff have been properly managed. If you didn't already know, 223 Ra is an alpha emitting source and hence very dangerous if inhaling or ingesting. My main concern is whether the radium / radium dichloride could evaporate or vapourise from the solution in the event of a spill. I've tried finding data for it's vapour pressure as I believe this to be a useful metric in answering the question. I've only found one value from a dubious looking source. I'm hoping that radium dichloride acts like sodium chloride in that it stays behind in the solution while the water evaporates but I need to be able to prove that and I'm uncertain of how to proceed. I'm sorry if this isn't clear, please feel free to ask questions to improve the clarity of the problem. Best Wishes, EAKS