Radiology Lexicon

Last uploaded: November 20, 2020
Preferred Name

americium

Synonyms

Am

Definitions

Americium. A completely man-made radioactive actinide with atomic symbol Am, atomic number 95, and atomic weight 243. Its valence can range from +3 to +6. Because of its nonmagnetic ground state, it is an excellent superconductor. It is also used in bone mineral analysis and as a radiation source for radiotherapy. [MeSH]

ID

http://radlex.org/RID/RID11950

Comment

Period7, Group=, Z=95

Definition

Americium. A completely man-made radioactive actinide with atomic symbol Am, atomic number 95, and atomic weight 243. Its valence can range from +3 to +6. Because of its nonmagnetic ground state, it is an excellent superconductor. It is also used in bone mineral analysis and as a radiation source for radiotherapy. [MeSH]

label

RID11950

Preferred_name

americium

Preferred_name_German

Americium

prefixIRI

RID11950

Synonym

Am

Synonym_German

Am

UMLS_ID

C0002467

subClassOf

http://radlex.org/RID/RID11756

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