Nuclide Library
Name /
Shortname
Half-Life Usage / Remarks
Cobalt
272d
Industrially used material
Included in medical in-vitro diagnostic kits, it is commonly used as a
radiological “marker” to estimate organ size.
5.3a
Industrially used material
Used to sterilize surgical instruments and to improve the safety and reli-
ability of industrial fuel oil burners. Also used in cancer treatment, food
irradiation, industrial gauges and radiography
Europium
13.5a
Industrially used material
Used in nuclear reactor control rods. In some countries this nuclide has
been substituted in place of
60
Co for radiation therapy.
Gallium
3d6h
Medically used material
Used to pinpoint infections and tumors. Also used in PET scans for
studying the brain and the heart functions.
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