Brachytherapy is a cancer treatment involving implantation of radioactive seeds at the tumor site. Iridium-192, often used

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Brachytherapy is a cancer treatment involving implantation of radioactive “seeds” at the tumor site. Iridium-192, often used for cancers of the head and neck, undergoes beta decay by electron capture with 74.2-day half-life. Inner-shell electrons drop to the orbital occupied by the captured electron, resulting in emission of gamma rays that kill surrounding tumor cells. What percentage of initial Ir-192 activity will remain one year after implant?

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Essential University Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976420

3rd Edition Volume 2

Authors: Richard Wolfsonby

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