GUIDE.
What is a half-life?
Time it takes for a particular quantity (activity) to reduce to 50%
What is the decay constant (lambda) formula?
lambda = ln(2) / half-life
What is the mean life formula?
mean life = 1.44 (half-life)
What is the formula for radioactive decay?
A=A0 e^(-λt)
Half-life of Pd-103?
17 days
Half-life of I-125?
59.4 days
Half-life of Ir-192?
73.8 days
Half-life of Cs-137?
30.2 years
Half-life of Co-60?
5.26 years
Half-life of Ra-223?
11.4 days
What factor determines how much/how long a nuclide stays in the body?
Energy
What low energy nuclides stay in the patient forever?
Pd-103 and I-125
What higher energy nuclide stays in the patient for several minutes at most?
Ir-192
What higher energy nuclides will be circulated out of the patient's body?