Uses & Benefits
Industrial Uses
Medical Uses
Other Uses
Toxicity
Present in Human Body
In Blood
In Bone
- 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.
Alloys, Nuclear Research, Research Purposes
- It is used to produce indium tin oxide (ITO), it is used in manufacturing touch screens, flat screen TVs and solar panels.
- Its nitride, phosphide and antimonide are used in transistors and microchips.
Aerospace Industry, Automobile Industry
Alloys, In Nuclear Reactors