Uses of Radium and Thulium
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.
- Thulium metal produces isotopes that emits X-rays. This isotope is used in X-ray machine.
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Thulium element is also used in Surgical equipment like laser.
Medical Uses
Pharmaceutical Industry
NA
Other Uses
NA
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
Toxicity
Highly Toxic
Unknown
Present in Human Body
No
No