Rare earth
Any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71).
List of rare earth metals[edit | edit source]
The list includes lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, and lutetium.
Use in medicine[edit | edit source]
Many of the rare earths such as gadolinium in MRI, lanthanum in cancer treatment etc are used extensively in medicine.
- X-ray machines (ytterbium and thulium)
- Screening diseases (Europium)
- Medical devices (yttrium)
- Eye-safe medical and dental technologies (holmium)
| Periodic table forms |
| ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sets of elements |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Elements | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||
| See also | |||||||||||||||||||
- Need help finding a doctor or specialist anywhere in the world? WikiMD's DocFinder can help with millions of doctors!
| This article is a stub. Help WikiMD grow by registering to expand it. |
Navigation: Wellness - Encyclopedia - Health topics - Disease Index - Drugs - World Directory - Gray's Anatomy - Keto diet - Recipes
Search WikiMD
Ad.Tired of being Overweight? Try W8MD's physician weight loss program.
Semaglutide (Ozempic / Wegovy and Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) available.
Advertise on WikiMD
WikiMD is not a substitute for professional medical advice. See full disclaimer.
Credits:Most images are courtesy of Wikimedia commons, and templates Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY SA or similar.
Contributors: Dr.T
