Actinium
Ас
89
227
1s22s22p63s23p63d104s24p64d104f14
5s25p65d106s26p66d17s2
Biological significance

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Excess in the body

➤ Symptoms of an apathetic state of the body are observed, and the formation of malignant tumors is possible.


Deficiency in the body

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Drugs/dose

22589Ac-DOTA (complex of actinium-225 isotope with DOTA) - 50 kBq.

Conventional medicine

➤ Actinium-225 is used in the treatment of respiratory tract oncology, leukemia, and adenocarcinomas.

➤ It is characterized by a high radioactive effect aimed at the destruction of cancer cells by destroying their genetic material and disrupting the growth process.

Unconventional medicine

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Toxic effect/antidote

➤ Causes destruction of cellular structures and hereditary material of the body.

➤ Leads to radiation burns and dysfunction of visceral organs.



➤ Antidote: taking iron oxide or other chemoprotectors.

Interesting facts

227Ac has a variable half-life: radium-derived Ac has a half-life of 21.8 years, while actinium-derived Ac has a much shorter half-life.

Chemist Friedrich Oskar Hertz
about how he discovered Actinium

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