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Radionuclide Dosimetric Data Sheets
Niobium-87
Summary data
General
Classification
Isotope: Nb-87
Atomic number (Z): 41
Mass number (A): 87
Neutron number (N): 46
Radioactive decay
Decay modes: β+, Electron capture
Half-life: 3.75 [m]
Decay constant: 3.0807e-03 [1/s]
Daughters: Zr-87 (100.0%)
Radioactive daughters: Zr-87
Dosimetric constants
Mean alpha energy: 0.0 [MeV]
Mean electron energy: 1.77093 [MeV]
Mean photon energy: 1.22021 [MeV]
Air kerma rate constant, Γ10: 1.753e-17 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Air kerma coefficient, Kair: 5.475e-17 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for weakly-penetrating radiations (α and/or
electrons), Δwp: 2.837e-13 [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-:
2.837e-13 [Gy·kg/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for photons, Δp: 1.955e-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/Nb-87 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/Nb-87 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/Nb-87 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/Nb-87 Summary Spectrum.csv
|
Energy [MeV] |
Yield [#/nt] if > 0.01 |
Radiation type |
|
6.52422e-06 |
9.299e+00 |
X-ray |
|
2.03430e-03 |
1.380e-02 |
X-ray |
|
1.56498e-02 |
1.275e-01 |
X-ray |
|
1.57372e-02 |
2.440e-01 |
X-ray |
|
1.76171e-02 |
1.924e-02 |
X-ray |
|
1.76312e-02 |
3.747e-02 |
X-ray |
|
1.35060e-01 |
2.720e-01 |
Gamma |
|
2.01150e-01 |
9.640e-01 |
Gamma |
|
5.11000e-01 |
1.923e+00 |
Annihilation photon |
|
1.73910e+00 |
9.613e-01 |
Positron |
|
2.22429e-05 |
4.928e+00 |
Auger electron |
|
9.88463e-05 |
7.419e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
1.02759e-04 |
1.335e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
1.17827e-04 |
1.688e+00 |
Auger electron |
|
1.57973e-04 |
4.979e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
1.75436e-03 |
7.078e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
1.94459e-03 |
7.927e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
1.33271e-02 |
1.184e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
1.53342e-02 |
4.217e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
1.17098e-01 |
5.366e-01 |
Conversion electron |
|
1.32545e-01 |
4.863e-02 |
Conversion electron |
|
1.32748e-01 |
5.254e-02 |
Conversion electron |
|
1.32835e-01 |
5.762e-02 |
Conversion electron |
|
1.34729e-01 |
2.879e-02 |
Conversion electron |
|
1.83188e-01 |
3.151e-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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