Iodine

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Iodine (symbol: I) is a chemical element with the atomic number 53[1].

Iodine-131

It has a half-life of 8.02 days and is a beta emitter, while gamma radiation only makes some 10% of the total emission. I-131's beta particles have a range of up to 2 mm in tissues.[2]

Iodine-131 is a volatile radionuclide.


  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iodine&oldid=766331679 as at February 21, 2017
  2. ↑ ippnw factsheet: Radioactive Stoffe machen krank. A-Z von radioaktiven Isotopen, die beim Atomunfall freigesetzt werden; March 2011

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