"Samarium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sm, atomic number 62, and atomic weight 150.36. The oxide is used in the control rods of some nuclear reactors.
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D012493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.558.362.937 D01.552.550.399.937
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Samarium" by people in Profiles.
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Dosimetric implications of the potential radionuclidic impurities in 153Sm-DOTMP. Appl Radiat Isot. 2022 Jul; 185:110246.
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A preclinical investigation of the saturation and dosimetry of 153Sm-DOTMP as a bone-seeking radiopharmaceutical. Nucl Med Biol. 2012 Aug; 39(6):770-6.
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In vitro effect of microwave irradiation on the retentive force of magnets. J Prosthet Dent. 2004 Apr; 91(4):368-73.
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Technique for magnetic placement and orientation of a facial prosthesis. J Prosthet Dent. 1996 Jan; 75(1):50-2.
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Dosimetry and toxicity of samarium-153-EDTMP administered for bone pain due to skeletal metastases. J Nucl Med. 1994 Jan; 35(1):63-9.
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Analysis of urine samples from metastatic bone cancer patients administered 153Sm-EDTMP. Nucl Med Biol. 1993 Jul; 20(5):657-61.