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Indium's high neutron-capture cross-section for thermal neutrons makes it suitable for use in [[control rod]]s for [[nuclear reactors]], typically in an alloy of 80% [[silver]], 15% indium, and 5% [[cadmium]].<ref>{{cite book | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=9yzN-QGag_8C&pg=PA222 | page = 222 | chapter= Other types of cadmium alloys | title = Mercury, cadmium, lead: handbook for sustainable heavy metals policy and regulation | isbn = 978-1-4020-0224-3 | author1 = Scoullos, Michael J. | date = 2001-12-31}}</ref> In nuclear engineering, the (n,n') reactions of <sup>113</sup>In and <sup>115</sup>In are used to determine magnitudes of neutron fluxes.<ref>{{cite book | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=b1ZwQXdxAtUC&pg=PA50 | pages = 50–51 | chapter = Image Detectors for Other Neutron Energies | title = Practical applications of neutron radiography and gaging: a symposium | author1 = Berger, Harold | author2 = National Bureau Of Standards, United States | author3 = Committee E-7 On Nondestructive Testing, American Society for Testing and Materials | date = 1976}}</ref>
In 2009, Professor [[Mas Subramanian]] and
==Biological role and precautions==
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