lutetium

, lutecium

a silvery-white metallic element of the lanthanide series, occurring in monazite and used as a catalyst in cracking, alkylation, and polymerization. Symbol: Lu; atomic no.: 71; atomic wt.: 174.967; valency: 3; relative density: 9.841; melting pt.: 1663?C; boiling pt.: 3402?C

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lutetium

[lü′tē·shəm]

(chemistry)

A chemical element, symbol Lu, atomic number 71, atomic weight 174.967; a very rare metal and the heaviest member of the rare-earth group.

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The result was a new material that combines a phenomenon in lutetium oxide called "planar rumpling" with the magnetic properties of iron oxide to achieve multiferroic properties at room temperature.

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In their current research, the MU scientists have shown the targeting agents can deliver the new radioactive lutetium nanoparticles to lymphoma tumor cells without attaching to and damaging healthy cells in the process.

Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed

hydrogen, calcium, krypton, caesium, boron, palladium, oxygen, radium, neon, rubidium, xenon, iridium, cobalt, indium, copper, thulium, carbon, lutetium, argon, helium, radon, bismuth, lead, ununtrium, gold, mercury, tin, phosphorus, zinc, sulfur, antimony.

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But Hope was thrown a lifeline when doctors put her forward for ground-breaking treatment called 77 Lutetium DOTATATE (LuDO).

Brave toddler Hope-Louise Feeney leads out North Shields FC as she battles cancer; The cancer-stricken three-year-old was the club's mascot for the day as they raised vital funds for her cancer battle

Hope spent two days in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, undergoing tests to see if she qualifies for the groundbreaking treatment called 77 Lutetium Dotatate (Ludo).

When the consultant told us that Hope was suitable for treatment, I did a dance in the office and fell off my chair!

Beyond simply increasing the quantity of isotopes from molybdenum, technetium or fluorine, which have well-established medical and industrial uses, ARIEL provides the scope to produce more unusual radioactive species from elements such as actinium, bismuth, radium, lutetium, strontium and yttrium.

TRIUMF ramps up rare isotope output with ARIEL

Lapen's group looked at different elements, lutetium and hafnium, which are found in more change-resistant compo nents of the rock.

Martian meteorite's age reduced: but famous rock is still oldest known sample of Red Planet

Hope has spent two days in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, undergoing tests to see if she qualifies for the ground-breaking treatment called 77 Lutetium DOTATATE (LuDO).

Hope-Louise Feeney: Brave North Shields toddler given lifeline in cancer battle; Three-year-old Hope-Louise Feeney will receive pioneering treatment in London

Hope has spent two days in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, undergoing tests to see if she quali-fies for the ground-breaking treatment called 77 Lutetium DOTATATE (LuDO).

20per cent - but it is a chance..

Most of the rare earths consist of the elements between the lanthanum (atomic number 57) and lutetium (atomic number 71), with two outliers: scandium (atomic number 21) and yttrium (atomic number 39).

The race for rare earths: Toronto's Avalon Rare Metals has joined the global race to extract rare earth chemicals--key elements in many energy-generating green technologies

He said their study involved examining radioactive isotopes in the elements Hafnium, Lutetium and Neodymium.

Molten Mars may have prevented life to evolve on its surface