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Radionuclide Dosimetric Data Sheets
Lutetium-170
Summary data
General
Classification
Isotope: Lu-170
Atomic number (Z): 71
Mass number (A): 170
Neutron number (N): 99
Radioactive decay
Decay modes: β+, Electron capture
Half-life: 2.012 [d]
Decay constant: 3.9873e-06 [1/s]
Daughters: Yb-170 (100.0%)
Radioactive daughters: None
Dosimetric constants
Mean alpha energy: 0.0 [MeV]
Mean electron energy: 0.05847 [MeV]
Mean photon energy: 2.56355 [MeV]
Air kerma rate constant, Γ10: 8.065e-17 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Air kerma coefficient, Kair: 8.077e-17 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for weakly-penetrating radiations (α and/or
electrons), Δwp: 9.368e-15 [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-:
9.368e-15 [Gy·kg/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for photons, Δp: 4.107e-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/Lu-170 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/Lu-170 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/Lu-170 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/Lu-170 Summary Spectrum.csv
|
Energy [MeV] |
Yield [#/nt] if > 0.01 |
Radiation type |
|
8.65144e-06 |
1.425e+01 |
X-ray |
|
1.50179e-03 |
3.525e-02 |
X-ray |
|
7.35570e-03 |
1.458e-02 |
X-ray |
|
7.40529e-03 |
1.287e-01 |
X-ray |
|
8.41451e-03 |
9.424e-02 |
X-ray |
|
8.74937e-03 |
2.197e-02 |
X-ray |
|
9.79888e-03 |
1.679e-02 |
X-ray |
|
5.14483e-02 |
2.554e-01 |
X-ray |
|
5.25072e-02 |
4.500e-01 |
X-ray |
|
5.92804e-02 |
4.743e-02 |
X-ray |
|
5.95058e-02 |
9.165e-02 |
X-ray |
|
6.10550e-02 |
1.055e-02 |
X-ray |
|
6.11060e-02 |
2.041e-02 |
X-ray |
|
8.42620e-02 |
8.717e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.93130e-01 |
2.070e-02 |
Gamma |
|
5.72200e-01 |
1.252e-02 |
Gamma |
|
9.38750e-01 |
1.573e-02 |
Gamma |
|
9.85100e-01 |
5.364e-02 |
Gamma |
|
9.87250e-01 |
1.654e-02 |
Gamma |
|
9.99600e-01 |
1.520e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.00320e+00 |
3.442e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.05428e+00 |
4.604e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.06139e+00 |
2.101e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.13360e+00 |
1.028e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.13865e+00 |
3.487e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.14465e+00 |
1.663e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.14580e+00 |
1.748e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.21850e+00 |
1.359e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.22565e+00 |
4.828e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.25720e+00 |
1.363e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.28025e+00 |
7.912e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.29470e+00 |
2.838e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.30755e+00 |
1.073e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.34120e+00 |
3.151e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.36460e+00 |
4.470e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.39565e+00 |
2.190e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.40515e+00 |
2.526e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.42808e+00 |
3.375e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.45020e+00 |
1.564e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.45525e+00 |
1.140e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.45985e+00 |
1.050e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.51250e+00 |
2.472e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.95565e+00 |
1.332e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.04000e+00 |
2.539e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.04188e+00 |
5.900e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.12611e+00 |
4.962e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.19115e+00 |
1.587e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.36410e+00 |
1.448e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.66395e+00 |
1.220e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.69145e+00 |
2.213e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.74815e+00 |
2.070e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.78300e+00 |
1.001e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.84530e+00 |
1.663e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.93965e+00 |
1.497e-02 |
Gamma |
|
2.96560e+00 |
1.247e-02 |
Gamma |
|
3.03095e+00 |
1.278e-02 |
Gamma |
|
9.39451e-06 |
1.243e+00 |
Auger electron |
|
1.88614e-05 |
1.763e+00 |
Auger electron |
|
1.54787e-04 |
5.157e+00 |
Auger electron |
|
2.45649e-04 |
1.559e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
2.62278e-04 |
9.029e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
8.70032e-04 |
1.317e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
1.25729e-03 |
2.087e+00 |
Auger electron |
|
1.43020e-03 |
9.426e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
5.82183e-03 |
6.893e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
7.31383e-03 |
2.486e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
8.83620e-03 |
2.280e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
2.28210e-02 |
1.211e-01 |
Conversion electron |
|
4.19611e-02 |
3.082e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
4.99512e-02 |
1.575e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
7.38080e-02 |
1.224e-02 |
Conversion electron |
|
7.42694e-02 |
1.603e-01 |
Conversion electron |
|
7.53282e-02 |
1.597e-01 |
Conversion electron |
|
8.23268e-02 |
8.222e-02 |
Conversion electron |
|
8.42620e-02 |
2.171e-02 |
Conversion 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
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