1 Uses
1.1 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.
- It has a tendency to get tarnished in the open air, but when alloyed with elements like erbium, vanadium, its hardness levels decreases.
- Its compounds like Erbium oxide is used in safety glasses of welders and metal workers.
1.1.1 Industrial Uses
1.1.2 Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
1.1.3 Other Uses
1.2 Biological Properties
1.2.1 Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Mildly Toxic
1.2.2 Present in Human Body
1.2.3 In Blood
1.2.4 In Bone