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IRIDIUM 192 [1 record]

Record 1 - external organization data 2012-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

A radioactive isotope of the element iridium that emits gamma radiation of energies from 0.3 MeV to 0.61 MeV [and that] has a half-life of 74.2 days ...

CONT

A wide range of radioactive contamination can be present because of the large number of radioisotopes produced, such as cobalt-60, carbon-14, molybdenum-99, thallium-201, gallium-67, iridium-192, xenon-133, iodine-131 ...

OBS

[It] is commonly used in gamma radiography.

OBS

In the symbols 192Ir and Ir192, the number (192) is a superscript.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Isotope radioactif de l'iridium couramment utilisé en gammagraphie qui émet un rayonnement gamma entre 0,3 MeV et 0,61 MeV et dont la période radioactive est de 74,2 jours.

OBS

Dans les symboles 192Ir et Ir192, le chiffre 192 se place en exposant.

Key term(s)
  • iridium-192

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Key term(s)
  • iridio-192
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