➤ Localized in the endocrine organs: adrenal glands, pancreas, thymus, pineal gland, kidneys, and bone tissue.

➤ The total uranium content in the human body is 2.0 × 10^-6 g.

➤ Higher concentrations have radiation toxic effects on the body due to uranium decay products.

➤ Radiation causes cell necrosis in the body.

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➤ Uranium acetate (C₃ HCOO)₃U - used to treat neurolysis.

➤ During diagnostic examinations, to establish a treatment plan for carcinomas by inhibiting their metabolism.

➤ Uranium compounds are used to make special protective clothing, which have a protective effect against the penetration of radiation rays.

➤ In surgical practice, it is used in the form of sterilization materials for surgical equipment.

➤ It is of great importance during chemotherapy.

➤ Administration of 2 mg/kg body weight causes coma.

➤ Antidote: chelating agents - Trilon B.

➤ Natural uranium isotopes give off two types of radiation: alpha particles (Ne nuclei) and spontaneous fission, which leads to a chain reaction.

➤ The uranium-lead method determines the time of mineral formation, and the age of meteorites has been used to determine the age of the planet Earth.