Modern Bt Techniques - Florence 2016

Possible “revival” of 60 Co?

10 1

10 -1 Γ (U.MBq -1 ) 10 0

103 Pd (0.8x)

60 Co (2x)

192 Ir (2.3x)

169 Yb (3.3x)

137 Cs (0.92x)

198 Au (1x)

125 I (1.5x)

10 -2

131 Cs (0.73x)

0,0 0,2 0,4 0,6 0,8 1,0 1,2 1,4

Photon Energy (MeV)

Table taken from:

An older paper with similar contents:

Comparison of the dosimetric characteristics of Ir-192 vs Co-60 HDR sources