Metallic Terbium (IMAGE)

Technical University of Munich (TUM)

Metallic Terbium

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Researchers at Technische Universitaet Muenchen produced Terbium-161 from Gadolinium-160 by neutron irradiation at the Garching FRM II research neutron source. Terbium-161 is ideal for therapeutic purposes because it has a half-life of only 6.9 days.

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Andreas Heddergott / TU Muenchen

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