Nuclear decay data used in radiation protection and medical application

Endo, Akira

Nihon Genshiryoku Gakkai-Shi, 43(12), p.1191 - 1194, 2001/12

https://doi.org/10.3327/jaesj.43.1191

Nuclear decay data, a set of data on half-life and energies and intensities of radiations emitted by nuclear transformation, are required in calculating external and internal doses by emissions from radionuclides. A nuclear decay database, which has been the most widely used for dose calculation in radiation protection, is Publication 38 (ICRP38) of the International Commission on Radiological Protection. The paper describes overview of ICRP38 and a future plan of its revision.