Uses of Radium and Lutetium
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.
- Lutetium metal is used outside research. It has commercial uses like Industrial catalyst for cracking oil refineries of hydrocarbons .
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Low Toxic
Present in Human Body
No
No