Re: Radioactive "seed" treatment no threat to others- ISOTOPE??

["Jetty Middelkoop" <jmiddelkoop@zonnet.nl>]

Normally the seeds contain I-125. I have never heard of any other nuclides
used for this application

Jetty Middelkoop
jmiddelkoop@zonnet.nl


----- Original Message -----
From: <RadiumProj@cs.com>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: Radioactive "seed" treatment no threat to others- ISOTOPE??


> Is anyone familiar with the radionuclide used in the specific seeds tested
in
> the following study noted in a post to radsafe? I would think it is Iodine
> based and not Pd-103. Any insights from people closer to this issue?
>
> Stewart Farber
> email: radiumproj@cs.com
> ========================


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