Uses of Radium and Actinium
Uses & Benefits
- It is a highly radioactive metal; and sometime Radium-223 is used to treat prostate cancer.
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It is used in luminous paints.
- Actinium metal has a great source of alpha rays but it is hardly used outside research purpose.
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No