TABLE 1.

224Ra Decay Chain Photon Emissions (Cutoff, 40 keV and 0.5%)

NuclideEnergyP (%)Ray type
208Tl, α73.00.8x
212Pb75.110.6x
208Tl, α75.31.4x
212Pb77.417.7x
212Pb87.12.0x
212Pb87.73.8x
212Pb90.20.9x
212Pb1150.6γ
212Pb23943.3γ
224Ra2414.1γ
208Tl, α2772.3γ
212Pb3003.3γ
208Tl, α5118.1γ
208Tl, α58330.3γ
212Bi, β7274.2γ
208Tl, α7630.7γ
212Bi, β7850.7γ
208Tl, α8614.5γ
212Bi, β16211.0γ
208Tl, α261535.6γ
  • P = probability of emission per 224Ra decay obtained from International Commission on Radiological Protection publication 107 (8); β = β-decay branch of 212Bi, 64%; α = α-decay branch of 212Bi, 36%.

  • Value of highest-frequency photon emission, in bold, within each window was used for AC.