Gadolinium - 64Gd: uses
The following uses for gadolinium are gathered from a number of sources as well as from anecdotal comments. I would be delighted to receive corrections as well as additional referenced uses.
- used for making gadolinium yttrium garnets which have microwave applications
- gadolinium compounds are used for making phosphors for colour TV tubes
- alloys
- CD disks
- superconductive properties
- solutions of gadolinium compounds are used as intravenous contrasts to enhance images in patients undergoing MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)