In the 1920s when radium paint was introduced into the manufacture of clock dials in a New Jersey factory, the dangers of the newly developed material were still to be discovered.

But that was a lie. The women would mix their own paint from radium dust and other ingredients. They were soon known as "ghost girls," because the radium dust made their skin, hair and clothes glow.

Sabin A. von Sochocky, Austrian inventor of radium paint, died in New Jersey, his teeth and fingers all gone (TIME, Nov. 26, 1928). Contact us at letters@time.com ...

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That possibility had occurred to him in consequence of observing the rapid rate at which radium decays. Supposing this to be uniform, he estimates that all which is at present in existence will ...

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The acclaimed work by Melanie Marnich follows the “Radium Girls” of the Radium Dial Company, who painted the faces of luminous watches and clocks with radioactive paint. Though protagonist Catherine ...

BARCELONA, Spain — Adding bone-targeting radium-223 (Ra223) to the androgen receptor pathway inhibitor enzalutamide (Xtandi) in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and ...