3 ms·
These dose rates are many orders of magnitude less than "Marie Curie level"
by acidburnNSA 4y ago
These dose rates are many orders of magnitude less than "Marie Curie level"
- HarryHirsch 4y agoIt's stuff from undergraduate chemistry. I don't remember which fraction the radium ends up in, but the activity gets concentrated by many orders of magnitude. The problem with alpha emitters is always fine dust that settles in the lungs.