Barium Sulfate
Synonyms
Barite
Baritop
Barium Sulfate (2:1)
E Z CAT
E-Z-CAT
EZCAT
Micropaque Oral
Sulfate, Barium
Sulfuric acid, barium salt (1:1)
A compound used as an x-ray contrast medium that occurs in nature as the mineral barite. It is also used in various manufacturing applications and mixed into heavy concrete to serve as a radiation shield.