Commercially available radioisotopes
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[edit] Pricing
$79 is the most common price but needle sources commonly go for $50 and the higher class emitters go for up to $140
[edit] List of commonly available isotopes and sizes
[edit] Gamma only
ISOTOPE, ACTIVITY, HALF-LIFE, ENERGIES (KeV)
Barium 133 1uCi 10.7 years 81.0, 356.0
Cadmium 109 1uCi 453 days 88.0
Cobalt 57 1uCi 270 days122.1
Cobalt 60 1uCi 5.27 years 1173.2, 1332.5
Europium 152 1uCi 13.5 years 121.8, 344.3, 1408.0
Manganese 54 1uCi 312 days 834.8
Sodium 22 1uCi 2.6 years 511.0, 1274.5
Zinc 65 1uCi 244 days 511.0, 1115.5
[edit] Beta only
ISOTOPE, ACTIVITY, HALF-LIFE, ENERGIES (KeV)
Strontium 90 0.1uCi 28.5 years 546.0
Thallium 204 1uCi 3.78 years 763.4
Carbon 14 10uCi 5730 years49.5 (average)
Iron 55 100uCi 2.73 years
[edit] Alpha only
Polonium 210 0.1uCi 138 days 5304.5
[edit] Multiple radiation emitters
Caesium 137 1, 5, 10 uCi 30.1 years Gamma & Beta G: 32, 661.6 B: 511.6, 1173.2
