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by Wolfgang Wahl (Author)
The book deals with all naturally occurring and primary artificial, i.e. anthropogenic radionuclides and their decay properties as well as decay chains and parent/daughter systems (intensity in equilibrium and/or abso-lutes), but also with their most important production mechanisms as well as the specific interaction mechanisms with a measurement system and its detection specific properties. The following list of specific types of radioisotopes briefly and concisely shows which application-related areas are presented in detail in the handbook. All data have been validated by ISuS and are up to date - September 2025 - from the primary metrological databases. All about 365 radioisotopes are include in "Nuclide Boxes" incl. decay & production and its specific properties. Anthropogenic - Activation & fission products - NucMed: α-/β-/Brachy-therapy, Radiosynovectomy, Auger-Electrons, Diagnostic (SPECT, etc.), PET, Bone, Body Dose: Emitted energies per decay - Iodine's, Xe, Te & Isobare decays Actinides - U/Th (n,2n) & (n,γ) activation process - Cf/Cm/Pu/Am/Np/U/Th/Pa-production - All four Cf/Cm/Pu decay series Naturals - All three natural decay series + Np +Pu - U-238/Th-232/U-235+Np-237+Pu-244 - Isotopics: Uranium ratios - Cosmogenic, complementary nuclides Particle Induced Radiation - Shielding, detector/mounting material - Muon induced radiation - Neutron scattering & capture - Activation isotopes - Fluorescence in shielding materials Calibration Radioisotopes - Standard & multiphoton sources - Low & high energy isotopes - Beta and CE standard & test sources - Natural intrinsic check sources - Neutron sources as Cf & Am Spectrometry Source-Detection Effects - SE/DE/XE: single/double/x-ray escape - CS/RS: coincidence/random summing - Line broadening (Li-7) - Asymmetric peaks: Ge lattice recoil - Air filter samples: Pb-212 x-ray triplets
