<= Return to MIRDspec isotope database
Radionuclide Dosimetric Data Sheets
Copper-61
Summary data
General
Classification
Isotope: Cu-61
Atomic number (Z): 29
Mass number (A): 61
Neutron number (N): 32
Radioactive decay
Decay modes: β+, Electron capture
Half-life: 3.333 [h]
Decay constant: 5.7768e-05 [1/s]
Daughters: Ni-61 (100.0%)
Radioactive daughters: None
Dosimetric constants
Mean alpha energy: 0.0 [MeV]
Mean electron energy: 0.30902 [MeV]
Mean photon energy: 0.82369 [MeV]
Air kerma rate constant, Γ10: 7.065e-18 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Air kerma coefficient, Kair: 3.085e-17 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for weakly-penetrating radiations (α and/or
electrons), Δwp: 4.951e-14 [Gy·kg/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for alphas, Δα: 0.000e+00
[Gy·kg/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for betas/electrons, Δβ-,β+,e-:
4.951e-14 [Gy·kg/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for photons, Δp: 1.320e-13
[Gy·kg/Bq·s]
Dose point kernels (plot)
Dose point kernel source: Graves, et al. Medical Physics. 2019 Nov.; 46(11):5284-5293.
Note: Bins are spaced every 0.1 mm until a radius of 10 cm, and every 1 mm until a radius of 2 m.
Download tabulated dose point kernel file here: www.mirdsoft.org/products/MIRDspecs/Cu-61 DPK.csv
Summary spectra (plot)
Spectra source: ICRP Publication 107: Nuclear Decay Data for Dosimetric Calculations. Ann. ICRP 2008, 38 (3).
Download tabulated summary spectra file here: www.mirdsoft.org/products/MIRDspecs/Cu-61 Summary Spectrum.csv
Beta spectra (plot)
Spectra source: ICRP Publication 107: Nuclear Decay Data for Dosimetric Calculations. Ann. ICRP 2008, 38 (3).
Download tabulated beta spectra file here: www.mirdsoft.org/products/MIRDspecs/Cu-61 Beta Spectrum.csv
Tabulated data
Summary spectra (table)
Spectra source: ICRP Publication 107: Nuclear Decay Data for Dosimetric Calculations. Ann. ICRP 2008, 38 (3).
Note: Radiations with yield < 0.01 are excluded from the table, but are available in the linked *.csv data.
Download tabulated summary spectra file here: www.mirdsoft.org/products/MIRDspecs/Cu-61 Summary Spectrum.csv
|
Energy [MeV] |
Yield [#/nt] if > 0.01 |
Radiation type |
|
1.44989e-05 |
2.017e+00 |
X-ray |
|
7.41782e-03 |
4.206e-02 |
X-ray |
|
7.43578e-03 |
8.213e-02 |
X-ray |
|
8.22459e-03 |
1.009e-02 |
X-ray |
|
6.74120e-02 |
4.233e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.82956e-01 |
1.220e-01 |
Gamma |
|
3.73050e-01 |
2.147e-02 |
Gamma |
|
5.11000e-01 |
1.229e+00 |
Annihilation photon |
|
5.88605e-01 |
1.168e-02 |
Gamma |
|
6.56008e-01 |
1.077e-01 |
Gamma |
|
9.08631e-01 |
1.102e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.18523e+00 |
3.747e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.38312e-01 |
2.600e-02 |
Positron |
|
3.98763e-01 |
5.501e-02 |
Positron |
|
4.93698e-01 |
2.300e-02 |
Positron |
|
5.23683e-01 |
5.101e-01 |
Positron |
|
4.78744e-05 |
7.886e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
7.88409e-05 |
1.003e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
7.72708e-04 |
5.226e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
6.49788e-03 |
1.642e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
7.31362e-03 |
4.106e-02 |
Auger electron |
Useful Links
Isotope decay characteristics are periodically updated as better measurements can be made - changes that may not be reflected on this page. Please see useful links:
National Nuclear Data Center (NNDC): https://www.nndc.bnl.gov/nudat3/mird/
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Livechart: https://www-nds.iaea.org/relnsd/vcharthtml/VChartHTML.html
Reference Links
ICRP Report 107: https://www.icrp.org/publication.asp?id=ICRP%20Publication%20107
Graves et al. Dose Point Kernels: https://doi.org/10.1002/mp.13789
MIRD Decay Schemes 2nd Edition: https://sites.snmmi.org/SNMMI-MAIN/iCore/Store/StoreLayouts/Item_Detail.aspx?iProductCode=0-932004-80-6
MIRDsoft MIRDspecs version 20250101 (www.mirdsoft.org)
<= Return to MIRDspec isotope database
