If your doctor has advised you that catheter ablation may be the best treatment for your atrial fibrillation (AF), you may have questions about what to expect before, during, and after the catheter ablation procedure.
Rhodium is also used as catalysts in the chemical industry, for making nitric acid, acetic acid and hydrogenation reactions. It is used to coat optic fibres and optical mirrors, and for crucibles, thermocouple elements and headlight reflectors.
Radiation was generally believed to have bactericidal properties, so when radium was discovered, in addition to treatments similar to those used with x-rays, it was also used as an additive to medical treatments for diseases such as tuberculosis where there were resistant bacilli.