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PENTETATE CALCIUM TRISODIUM (PEN-te-tate KAL-see-um trye-SOE-dee-um) injection (Ca-DTPA) is used to remove certain harmful substances from the body after a radiation exposure. It will speed up the removal of plutonium, americium, and curium from the body, but it may not prevent all the problems associated with radiation exposure.