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A characteristic constant for a radionuclide, which is defined in terms of an ideal point source, as <math>  \Gamma _\delta =</math> <math>\frac{\iota^2\ \dot{K}_\delta}{A} </math> , where <math> \dot{K}_\delta</math>is the air-kerma rate due to photons (gamma and x rays) of energy greater than δ at a distance <math>\iota</math> in a vacuum from a point source of the radionuclide of activity A. (Adapted from [[ICRP Publication 107]])
A characteristic constant for a radionuclide, which is defined in terms of an ideal point source, as , where is the air-kerma rate due to photons (gamma and x rays) of energy greater than δ at a distance l in a vacuum from a point source of the radionuclide of activity A.
 
  
(Adapted from [http://www.icrp.org/publication.asp?id=ICRP%20Publication%20107 ICRP ''Publication 107''])
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<blockquote>This constant, a characteristic of a radionuclide, is defined in terms of an ideal point source as where is the air-kerma rate due to photons (gamma and x rays) of energy greater than δ at a distance l in a vacuum from a point source of the radionuclide of activity A.</blockquote>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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A characteristic constant for a radionuclide, which is defined in terms of an ideal point source, as [math] \Gamma _\delta =[/math] [math]\frac{\iota^2\ \dot{K}_\delta}{A} [/math] , where [math] \dot{K}_\delta[/math]is the air-kerma rate due to photons (gamma and x rays) of energy greater than δ at a distance [math]\iota[/math] in a vacuum from a point source of the radionuclide of activity A. (Adapted from ICRP Publication 107)

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