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Session I.4.4
Part I Review of Fundamentals
Module 4 Sources of Radiation
Session 4 Sealed and Unsealed Sourcesand Isotope Generators
IAEA Post Graduate Educational CourseRadiation Protection and Safety of Radiation Sources
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Overview
In this session we will discuss the characteristics of sealed and unsealed sources, and isotope generators that are used to produce radioactive material
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Sealed Source
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Sealed Source
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Sealed Source
18 mm19 mm
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Sealed Source
19 mm
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Sealed Source
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Sealed Source
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Unsealed Source
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Isotope Generators
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Parent Daughter52Fe 52mMn62Zn 62Cu68Ge 68Ga72Se 72As82Sr 82Rb
118Te 118Sb122Xe 122I
Isotope Generators
Parent Daughter128Ba 128Cs191Os 191mIr
195mHg 195mAu81Rb 81mKr178W 178Ta188W 188Re
115Cd 115mIn
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Parent Half Life Daughter Half Life66Ni 2.3d 66Cu 5.1m
69mZn 0.6d 69Zn 55m112Pd 0.9d 112Ag 3.2h115Cd 2.2d 115mIn 4.5h128Ba 2.4d 128Cs 3.6m132Te 3.2d 132I 2.3h188W 69.4d 188Re 17h
224Ra/212Pb 3.7d 212Bi 1h225Ra 14.8d 213Bi 46m
Isotope Generators
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Where to Get More Information
Cember, H., Johnson, T. E., Introduction to Health Physics, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill, New York (2008)
Martin, A., Harbison, S. A., Beach, K., Cole, P., An Introduction to Radiation Protection, 6th Edition, Hodder Arnold, London (2012)
Attix, F. H., Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry, Wiley and Sons, Chichester (1986)
Firestone, R.B., Baglin, C.M., Frank-Chu, S.Y., Eds., Table of Isotopes (8th Edition, 1999 update), Wiley, New York (1999)