• This element chemically similar to zinc, but lends itself to more complex compounds. (buyisotope.com)
  • Since the publication of Monograph 86, production of indium compounds has increased but appears limited by the low rate of refining indium as a byproduct of zinc and lead-zinc smelting (Hageluken 2006). (who.int)
  • that all workers in the global semiconductor industry have been exposed to indium compounds and these workers may be exposed to a variety of other Group 1 or 2 human carcinogens]. (who.int)
  • A burgeoning industry worldwide has developed in optoelectronics (e.g., light-emitting diodes and photovoltaics) and flat panel display technology, in which a variety of indium compounds [indium phosphide, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium arsenide, indium sulfide, copper indium diselenide (CIS), copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS)] are used. (who.int)
  • The next largest application of indium compounds is in the photovoltaic industry, either as a semiconducting material (e.g. (who.int)
  • 2008) Many of these technologies also involve the use of indium compounds in research and development settings. (who.int)
  • Whole blood and urine concentrations of indium were measured among four groups of optoelectronics workers (no specific indium compounds mentioned) in Taiwan (Liao et al. (who.int)
  • A radionuclide ( radioactive nuclide , radioisotope or radioactive isotope ) is a nuclide that has excess nuclear energy, making it unstable. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unstable elements with atomic numbers greater than 83 that exist in nature solely as radioisotopes. (uchicago.edu)
  • however, the authors commented on the greater sensitivity of blood than urine as a marker of indium exposure (in contrast to gallium and arsenic, the other metals evaluated). (who.int)
  • 2003) measured indium concentrations in whole blood, serum and urine from 107 workers exposed to water-insoluble indium particles and from 24 unexposed workers. (who.int)
  • We examine the nuclear safety properties of a newly designed cadmium oxide-rich glass container for nuclear material to a bitumen-reinforced concrete container. (kent.edu.tr)
  • In chemistry, Indium (In) , named from its blue line in the spectrum is a heavy metal element, atomic number 49, atomic weight 114.82. (wellnessadvantage.com)
  • Cadmium is a soft bluish metal belonging to group 12 of the periodic table. (buyisotope.com)
  • Indium phosphide is probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) . (who.int)
  • Indium (In) is considered one of the six members of the post-transition metals group. (wellnessadvantage.com)
  • The non-primordial radioisotope 79Se also occurs in minute quantities in uranium ores as a product of nuclear fission. (w3we.com)
  • Os-192 can be used for the production of the medical radioisotope Pt-195m. (webelements.com)
  • Os-184 is used for the production of the radioisotope Os-185. (webelements.com)
  • Os-191 can be used for the production of the radioisotopes Os-192. (webelements.com)
  • Cr-50 is used for the production of the radioisotope Cr-51 which is used for measuring blood volume and red blood cell survival. (webelements.com)
  • Cu-63 is used for production of medical radioisotope Zn-62 and can also be used for the production of Cu-64 which is used in cancer diagnosis and treatment. (webelements.com)
  • Li-7 is also used for the production of the medical research radioisotope Be-7. (shef.ac.uk)
  • Li-6 can also be used for the production of the radioisotope H-3, which is used in biochemistry research. (shef.ac.uk)
  • Cesium Radioisotopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (ucdenver.edu)
  • 1984. Application of high-performance liquid chromatography with synchronized accumulating radioisotope detector to analysis of glyceryl trinitrate and its metabolites in rat plasma. (cdc.gov)
  • It is a heat source in radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which are used to power some spacecraft. (everipedia.org)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cesium Radioisotopes" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cesium Radioisotopes" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (ucdenver.edu)
  • Whole blood and urine concentrations of indium were measured among four groups of optoelectronics workers (no specific indium compounds mentioned) in Taiwan (Liao et al. (who.int)
  • High serum concentrations of indium in a large fraction of the workers and former workers indicated indium dissolution from ITO particles. (nih.gov)
  • Unstable isotopes of zinc that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. (nih.gov)
  • Further data for radioisotopes (radioactive isotopes) of dubnium are listed (including any which occur naturally) below. (webelements.com)
  • Indium phosphide is probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A) . (who.int)
  • A burgeoning industry worldwide has developed in optoelectronics (e.g., light-emitting diodes and photovoltaics) and flat panel display technology, in which a variety of indium compounds [indium phosphide, indium tin oxide (ITO), indium arsenide, indium sulfide, copper indium diselenide (CIS), copper-indium-gallium-diselenide (CIGS)] are used. (who.int)
  • LCDs), concern for pulmonary toxicity and carcinogenicity based on previous findings from NTP rodent toxicology studies of indium phosphide and effects observed in exposed workers, and lack of adequate toxicity data. (nih.gov)
  • 2003) measured indium concentrations in whole blood, serum and urine from 107 workers exposed to water-insoluble indium particles and from 24 unexposed workers. (who.int)
  • Workers engaged in finishing compacted ITO targets by wet grinding in a Japanese plant that manufactured ITO sputtering targets exhibited lung disease, the severity of which generally increased with duration of exposure and with serum indium concentrations. (nih.gov)
  • Yttrium Radioisotopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (ucdenver.edu)
  • These molecules are injected intravenously, and a nuclear camera that contains a salt crystal captures the decay of photons from the radioisotope. (medscape.com)
  • Primordially present radioisotopes are easily detected with half-lives as short as 700 million years (e.g., 235 U ). This is the present limit of detection, [ citation needed ] as shorter-lived nuclides have not yet been detected undisputedly in nature except when recently produced, such as decay products or cosmic ray spallation. (knowpia.com)
  • Many naturally occurring radioisotopes (another 53 or so, for a total of about 339) exhibit still shorter half-lives than 700 million years, but they are made freshly, as daughter products of decay processes of primordial nuclides (for example, radium from uranium) or from ongoing energetic reactions, such as cosmogenic nuclides produced by present bombardment of Earth by cosmic rays (for example, 14 C made from nitrogen). (knowpia.com)
  • thus indium exposure may occur during disposal or recycling of the component materials (Hageluken 2006, Li et al. (who.int)
  • however, the authors commented on the greater sensitivity of blood than urine as a marker of indium exposure (in contrast to gallium and arsenic, the other metals evaluated). (who.int)
  • K are found in all potassium, and it is the most common radioisotope in the human body. (wiki2.org)
  • ITO may be formed directly during a coating process, e.g., reactive sputtering from indium-tin alloy targets in the presence of oxygen. (nih.gov)