Radiation is more common than you think!

Here is a list of examples that might turn up in your use of your Isotope Identifier:

NORM - Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials:

Non Food Items -

• Porcelain Bathroom Fixtures - Th
• Welding Rods - Th
• Fertilizer - K
• Tiles - Ceramics - Th / U
• Heating Elements - Th
• Gas Lantern Mantels - Th
• Cinder Blocks - U

Food Items

• Salt Substitute - K
• Lean Beef - K
• Bananas - K
• Dry Cocoa Powder - K
• Brazilian Nuts - Ra
• Milk - K
• Many Green Vegetables - K

Medical and Industrial Radiation Source Examples:

Industrial Gamma-Ray and Neutron Sources

• 60Co - Radiography (Gamma)
• 192IR - Radiography (Gamma)
• 90Sr - RTG (Beta)
• 252Cf - NAA, Well Logging (Neutron)
• 241Am/Be - Soil Moisture Gauge (Neutron)

Medical Gamma Ray Sources*

• 99mTc - Imaging
• 201Tl - Cardiac, Perfusion
• 131I - Thyroid
• 125I - Blood, Plasma Volume
• 67Ga - Tumor, Imaging
• 51Cr - Blood, Red Cell Volume
• 133Xe - Lung, Ventilation
• 89Sr - Therapy, Bone Pain

*Many additional types exist