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Descriptor English: Promethium
Descriptor Spanish: Prometio
Descriptor prometio
Scope note: Elemento radiactivo de la familia de metales de las tierras raras. Su símbolo atómico es Pm y el número atómico 61. Se ha utilizado en la construcción de baterías atómicas, en la preparación de compuestos luminiscentes y como fuente de partículas beta para la medición de espesores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Promécio
Descriptor French: Prométhium
Tree number(s): D01.268.271.720
D01.268.558.362.875
D01.496.749.305.720
D01.552.550.399.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011399
Scope note: A radioactive element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Pm, and atomic number 61. It has been used in the construction of atomic batteries, in the preparation of self-luminous compounds, and as a beta-particle source for thickness gauges.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Registry Number: ZGV62C09KN
CAS Type 1 Name: Promethium
DeCS ID: 29523
Unique ID: D011399
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/04/25
Promethium - Preferred
Concept UI M0017720
Scope note A radioactive element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Pm, and atomic number 61. It has been used in the construction of atomic batteries, in the preparation of self-luminous compounds, and as a beta-particle source for thickness gauges.
Preferred term Promethium



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