Radioactive quackery
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title:
Radioactive quackery
text:
Radioactive quackery is quackery that improperly promotes radioactivity as a therapy for illnesses. Unlike radiotherapy, which is the scientifically sound use of radiation for the destruction of cells, quackery pseudo-scientifically promotes involving radioactive substances as a method of healing for cells and tissues. It was most popular during the early 20th century, after the discovery in 1896 of radioactive decay. The practice has widely declined, but is still actively practiced by some.
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Quackery that improperly promotes radioactivity as a therapy for illnesses
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive_quackery
date created:
2005-03-26T03:02:08Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T04:33:57Z
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