ˈɛbən bˈaɪɚz wʌzɐ wˈɛlθi ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈoʊʃəlˌaɪt hˌuːz dˈɛθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː fɹʌm jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ ɹˌeɪdɪoʊˈæktɪv kwˈækɚɹi pɹˈɑːdʌkt kˈɔːld ɹˈeɪdɪθɚɹ ɪz ɐ pɹˈɑːmɪnənt ɛɡzˈæmpəl əvə dˈɛθ kˈɔːzd baɪ ɹˈeɪdiəm.
Eben Byers was a wealthy American socialite whose death in 1932 from using a radioactive quackery product called Radithor is a prominent example of a death caused by radium.