Astatine

"Astatine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Astatine. A radioactive halogen with the atomic symbol At, and atomic number 85. Its isotopes range in mass number from 200 to 219 and all have an extremely short half-life. Astatine may be of use in the treatment of hyperthyroidism because it emits ALPHA PARTICLES.

Descriptor ID	D001246
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.271.110 D01.268.380.075 D01.496.749.305.110
Concept/Terms	Astatine Astatine

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Elements, Radioactive [D01.268.271]
Astatine [D01.268.271.110]
Halogens [D01.268.380]
Astatine [D01.268.380.075]
Isotopes [D01.496]
Radioisotopes [D01.496.749]
Elements, Radioactive [D01.496.749.305]
Astatine [D01.496.749.305.110]

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