Table 1.
Half-life | Decay mode |
Maximum alpha energy (MeV) and emission rate | Main photon energy (MeV) and emission rate | Emission of internal conversion electrons per 100 disintegrations (%) |
Effective dose rate constant (μSv・m2・MBq−1・h−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.214 h Daughter 207Bi *211Po |
α EC |
5.867–41.8% Others 58.20% |
0.670–0.0035% 0.743–9.5 × 10–4% 0.687–0.26% 0.0787–31.1% Po-Kα 0.0906–8.5% Po-Kβ 0.0124–18.9% Po-L |
0.015 |
0.00580 0.00644* |
*Includes contribution from 211Po, which is in radioactive equilibrium
[Source: Radioisotope Pocket Data Book (12th Edition) published by the Japan Radioisotope Association, 2020]