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What are the uses of the element Radon?

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Answer 1

In the United States and Europe there are a few "radon spas," where people sit for minutes or hours in a high-radon atmosphere in the belief that airborne radiation will invigorate or energize them. The same applies to the hot water spas of Misasa, Tottori, Japan, where water is naturally rich in radium and exhales radon. There is no scientific evidence for this belief, except possibly radiation hormesis, nor any known biological mechanism by which such an effect could occur.
Because of radon's rapid loss to air and comparitively rapid decay, radon is used in hydrologic research that studies the interaction between ground water, streams and rivers. Any significant concentration of radon in a stream or river is a good indicator that there are local inputs of ground water.
Radon accumulates in underground mines and caves. Good ventilation should therefore be maintained in mines, and in some countries guides in tourist caves are classified as radiation workers, and their time of exposure is monitored. Tourism of caves is not generally considered a significant hazard for the relatively brief visits by members of the general public.
Some researchers have looked at elevated soil-gas radon concentrations, or rapid changes in soil radon concentrations, as a predictor for earthquakes; results have been generally unconvincing but may ultimately prove to have some limited use in specific locations.
Radon soil-concentration has been used in an experimental way to map close-subsurface geological faults, because concentrations are generally higher over the faults. Similarly it has found some limited use in geothermal prospecting.
Radon is a known pollutant emitted from geothermal power stations, though it disperses rapidly, and no radiological hazard has been demonstrated in various investigations. The trend in geothermal plants is to reinject all emissions by pumping deep underground, and this seems likely to ultimately decrease such radon hazards further.
Radon emanation from the soil varies with soil type and with surface uranium content, so outdoor radon concentrations can be used to track air masses to a limited degree; this fact has been put to use by some atmospheric scientists.
Although some physicians once believed that radon can be used therapeutically, there is no evidence for this belief and radon is not currently in medical use, at least in the developed world.
Radon has also been used to remove tumors. A capsule is placed in the patient near the tumor where the radiation will kill the cancerous cells. The surrounding cells are safe because of the short half-life of radon.

Answer 2

Radon is a radioactive, colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas. It is formed as natural deposits of uranium throughout the earth’s crust decay. As radon decay products are inhaled, they can alter the cells in the lungs. These alterations can increase the potential for getting lung cancer. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer behind smoking.

The amount of radon in a building depends on the geology, a driving force, pathways into the building, and the ventilation rate. There are radon mitigation units that can reduce its effects.
Some of its more positive uses are

occasional therapeutic use
earthquake prediction
radiation therapy in hospitals

Answer 3

It's used to treat cancer. Radon is still produced for therapeutic use by a few hospitals by pumping it from a radium source and sealing it in minute tubes, called seeds or needles, for application to patient. This practice has been largely discontinued as hosptials can get the seeds directly from suppliers, who make up the seeds with the desired activity for the day of use.

Answer 4

Uses
"The following uses for radon are gathered from a number of sources as well as from anecdotal comments...

occasional therapeutic use
earthquake prediction
radiation therapy in hospitals "

Answer 5

Mmmm, there's nothing I like better after a hard days graft but soaking in a hot tub of Radon - marvellous

Answer 6

Uses: treatment of cancer

http://www.chemicalelements.com/elements/rn.html

occasional therapeutic use
earthquake prediction
radiation therapy in hospitals

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Answer 7

Thats a washing powder innit? I thought it was pretty powerful stuff cos it stripped all the colour outta my clothes and disintegrated my washing machine! Bloody hell no wonder they took it off the market.

Answer 8

Raon is a radioactive gas and can be used in test kits for testing stuff

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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