Abstract:
:The half-life of two I-125 encapsulated clinical seeds was measured with a Si(Li) semiconductor detector. Two measurements of each seed yielded an average half-life of 59.56 +/- 0.17 days. The results are discussed in terms of the influence of possible I-126 contamination and leakage of I-125 activity through encapsulation. The present results are compared with a frequently cited value of 60.25 +/- 0.06 days. The difference between the two values was found to be statistically significant at a 95% confidence level.
journal_name
Med Physjournal_title
Medical physicsauthors
Kubo Hdoi
10.1118/1.595423subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1983-11-01 00:00:00pages
889-91issue
6eissn
0094-2405issn
2473-4209journal_volume
10pub_type
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