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Radionuclide Dosimetric Data Sheets
Zinc-60
Summary data
General
Classification
Isotope: Zn-60
Atomic number (Z): 30
Mass number (A): 60
Neutron number (N): 30
Radioactive decay
Decay modes: β+, Electron capture
Half-life: 2.38 [m]
Decay constant: 4.8540e-03 [1/s]
Daughters: Cu-60 (100.0%)
Radioactive daughters: Cu-60
Dosimetric constants
Mean alpha energy: 0.0 [MeV]
Mean electron energy: 1.13011 [MeV]
Mean photon energy: 1.52824 [MeV]
Air kerma rate constant, Γ10: 2.020e-17 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Air kerma coefficient, Kair: 5.760e-17 [Gy·m2/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for weakly-penetrating radiations (α and/or
electrons), Δwp: 1.811e-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-:
1.811e-13 [Gy·kg/Bq·s]
Equilibrium dose constant for photons, Δp: 2.449e-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/Zn-60 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/Zn-60 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/Zn-60 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/Zn-60 Summary Spectrum.csv
|
Energy [MeV] |
Yield [#/nt] if > 0.01 |
Radiation type |
|
9.87292e-06 |
4.821e-01 |
X-ray |
|
7.98465e-03 |
1.155e-02 |
X-ray |
|
8.00569e-03 |
2.252e-02 |
X-ray |
|
6.14000e-02 |
2.560e-01 |
Gamma |
|
2.73400e-01 |
1.088e-01 |
Gamma |
|
3.34400e-01 |
8.960e-02 |
Gamma |
|
3.64600e-01 |
3.200e-02 |
Gamma |
|
5.11000e-01 |
1.932e+00 |
Annihilation photon |
|
5.72400e-01 |
2.624e-02 |
Gamma |
|
6.70300e-01 |
6.400e-01 |
Gamma |
|
9.47000e-01 |
1.024e-02 |
Gamma |
|
1.09912e+00 |
7.043e-01 |
Positron |
|
1.24302e+00 |
3.119e-02 |
Positron |
|
1.25668e+00 |
2.012e-02 |
Positron |
|
1.38598e+00 |
2.012e-01 |
Positron |
|
5.69184e-05 |
1.787e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
9.09202e-05 |
2.370e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
8.55976e-04 |
1.309e-01 |
Auger electron |
|
6.99135e-03 |
3.946e-02 |
Auger electron |
|
5.24568e-02 |
5.691e-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
MIRDsoft MIRDspecs version 20250101 (www.mirdsoft.org)
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