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Iridium-192 (symbol Ir¹⁹²) is an isotope of iridium. Its half-life is 73.83 days. It decays by emitting beta particles and gamma radiation.

Iridium-192 is used as a gamma ray source in industrial radiography to locate flaws in metal components. It is also used in radiotherapy as a radiation source.

Iridium-192 has accounted for the majority of cases tracked by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in which radioactive materials have gone missing in quantities large enough to make a dirty bomb.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Steve Coll (March 12, 2007). "The Unthinkable". The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/03/12/070312fa_fact_coll?printable=true. Retrieved 2007-03-09.

[edit] External links

NLM Hazardous Substances Databank – Iridium, Radioactive

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[nyorker-0] Steve Coll (March 12, 2007). "The Unthinkable". The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/03/12/070312fa_fact_coll?printable=true. Retrieved 2007-03-09.

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