Chemical Forums

Specialty Chemistry Forums => Nuclear Chemistry and Radiochemistry Forum => Topic started by: andyman20 on January 24, 2006, 06:16:30 AM

Title: Radioisotopes
Post by: andyman20 on January 24, 2006, 06:16:30 AM

Hi!
I was wondering what "Commercial" part means in "Commercial Radioisotopes".
Can somebody tell me?
Thanks!

Title: Re:Radioisotopes
Post by: crow_of_darkness on January 24, 2006, 07:26:07 AM

   Commercial radioisotopes are isotopes that you can find them in commerce, as the word means.(Not any person and so easy. For some of them-you must have a special permission) E.g CO60, is a radioisotope that used in medicin for cancer treatment. So hospitals buy it from the apropriate source. Commercial= "is moving to the market''.

Title: Re:Radioisotopes
Post by: jdurg on January 24, 2006, 08:54:09 AM

Yup.  And some more examples would be Am-241 which is found in smoke detectors, Th-232 which used to be used in gas lantern mantles and is still used a tiny amount in lightbulb filaments, and a few others.