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Encyclopedia > Caesium iodide

Caesium iodide is an ionic compound often used as the input phosphor of an x-ray image intensifier tubes found in Fluoroscopy equipment. It is also used as a taste enhancer in meat. An on is an om or group of atoms with a net electric charge. ... A phosphor is a substance that can exhibit the phenomenon of fluorescence (glowing during absorption of radiation of another kind) or phosphorescence (sustained glowing without further stimulus). ... An X-ray image intensifier (XRII) refers to a special image intensifier device used in medical imaging involving x rays. ... A modern fluoroscope. ...


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Iodine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1241 words)
Iodides and thyroxine which contains iodine, are both used in internal medicine and, in combination with alcohol (as tincture of iodine) are used externally to disinfect wounds.
KI prevents the body from absorbing the radioactive iodine and caesium (chemically related to potassium) produced at the disaster area; by flushing the body with an excess of a related less-harmful chemical, the body removes the toxic chemical along with the antidote.
Tungsten iodide is used to stabilize the filaments in light bulbs.
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