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Common radioactive isotopes currently used

Common radioactive isotopes currently used
Radionuclides Half life Radiation emitted Field of use
Lab Industry Medical Nuclear Power
Cerium, 144Cs 285 days beta   X   X
Cesium, 137Ce 30 years beta, gamma   X   X
Cobalt, 60Co 5 years gamma X X X X
Iodine, 131I, 125I 8 days beta, gamma X   X X
Iridium, 192Ir 74 days gamma   X    
Phosphorous, 32P 14 days beta X   X  
Plutonium, 239Pu 82x10(6) years alpha       X
Radium, 226Ra 1622 years alpha, beta, gamma X X X  
Strontium, 90Sr 28 years beta   X   X
Technetium, 99, 95Tc 6 hours to 60 days gamma X X X  
Tritium, 3H 12 years beta       X
Uranium, 234, 235, 238Ur 2.5x10(6) to 4.5x10(9) years alpha, gamma X X   X
Reproduced with permission from: Shannon BE, Jenkins JL, Braen GR. Radiation Injury. In: Manual of Emergency Medicine. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2000. Copyright © 2000 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. www.lww.com.
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