TABLE 4

α-Particle Emissions Considered in Absorbed Dose Calculations

α-Particles
IsotopeEnergy (keV)Isotope % per disintegrationEffective % per disintegrationMean energy (keV/disintegration)Δα (Gy-kg/Bq-s)α-range (μm)
213Bi5,5490.160.168.881.42E−1542.0
213Bi5,8692.012.01117.971.89E−1445.5
213Po7,6140.0030.0030.223.58E−1766.0
213Po8,375100.0097.808,190.751.31E−1275.6
Sum8,317.821.33E−12