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Iodine-131 (131I)

Physical Data:

Intensity
  • Beta Energy
  • Gamma
806 keV (max.)
365 keV
89.3%
81.2%
  • Radioactive Half Life
  • Biological Half Life
  • Effective Half Life
8 days
80.4 days, thyroid
7.3 days
 

Radiological Data:

  • Dose rate at:
    • 100 cm from 1 µCi, 0.03 mr/hr
    • 10 cm from 1 µCi, 28.3 mr/hr
    • 1 cm from 1 µCi, 2829.4 mr/hr
  • Dose rate to basal cells from skin contamination - 5030 mr/hr per µCi per cm2

Shielding:

  • 1/3 inch lead for <5 µCi
  • 1 inch lead for >5 µCi

Survey Instrumentation:

  • Geiger-Mueller Counter
  • NaI (Sodium Iodide) detector
  • Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC)
    • LS window 0 to 700
    • LS efficiency 70%

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