Applied Nuclear Data, Volume 1 - Radionuclide Handbook, Edition 10

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