FLIR Detection C. Nuclide Library
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Iridium
192
77
Ir 74 d
Ir-192
..
I Industrially used material
Temporarily implanted in wire form for use as an internal radiother-
apy source in cancer treatment. Also used to test the integrity of
pipeline welds, boilers and aircraft parts.
Manganese
54
25
Mn 312 d
Mn-54
..
I Industrially used material
Used to study and predict the behavior of heavy metal pollutants
within the outlow of waste water from mining operations.
Molybdenum
99
42
Mo 2 d 18 h
Mo-99
..
I Industrially used material
Used for generating
99m
Tc.
Neptunium
237
93
Np 2.14 Ma
Np-237
..
T Special nuclear material
No major commerical uses except in the production of
238
Pu.
Plutonium
mix
94
Pu 6561 a; 24100 a
Plutonium
..
T Special nuclear material
A mixture of
240
Pu and
239
Pu in various concentrations. Mixtures
with low
240
Pu concentration are used to build most nuclear ission
weapons, bombs, and warheads.
Potassium
40
19
K 1.277 Ga
K-40
..
I Naturally occurring radioactive material
There are no speciic commercial or medical uses for this isotope of
potassium, but it is occurring naturally. Typical concentrations found
in food deliver 140 μSv/a–180 μSv/a. Higher
40
K concentrations can
present a considerable cancer inducing risk.
Radium
226
88
Ra 1600 a
Ra-226
..
I Naturally occurring radioactive material
A decay product of uranium and thorium, it occurs in virtually all rock,
soil, and water in low concentrations. 20 % of the
226
Ra that is in-
gested via food and water is deposited into the bone. Although this
makes the nuclide dangerous itself, it presents its greatest risk when
it decays into
222
Ra, which is an odorless, tasteless, radioactive gas
that can be inhaled into the lungs.
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