RE: rad demo kit

The text from the Fisher Education site indicates that the material is exempt from licensing considerations due to the activity of the Cs-137 used. The link is http://www.fisheredu.com/catalog/catalog.cgi?item=p0845 unfortunately (or at least I hope) the activity of Cs-137 is misquoted as being 10 mCi. I believe the units of radioactivity are wrong and should be mircoCuries. I remember using one of these in high school some time ago to generate a decay curve.

Jim_Hardeman@dnr.state.ga.us

>>> "Phil Hypes" <laradcon@HOTMAIL.COM> 12/2/2002 23:25:24 >>>
I've been asked to share the responses I got from this question. They are
Cs/Ba137 generators. You can get them from

www.spectrumtechniques.com
www.telatomic.com
www.pasco.com
www.fisheredu.com

and probably some other places.

Tel-Atomic has the best price I've found. As a matter of policy, I try not
to deal with companies (like Pasco) that require you to contact them for all
prices. That's annoying, and thanks to the free market, doesn't have to be
tolerated.

Phil Hypes
Los Alamos Radiation Consultants
laradcon@hotmail.com
505.920.9712

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Phil Hypes [mailto:laradcon@HOTMAIL.COM]
>Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:29 AM
>To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu
>Subject: rad demo kit
>
>
>Radsafers,
>
>I asked a question a while ago about radioactivity demonstrations, and
>heard
>
>from a gentleman whose company sold a demonstration kit. This kit used a
>generator that was milked to obtain a short-lived isotope that one could
>then measure using an included geiger counter. I can't find the email I
>recieved, and I can't remember the manufacturer. So, whoever you were, if
>you are still out there, I'd like to hear from you again.
>
>Thanks, and a happy Thanksgiving to all!
>
>Phil Hypes
>Los Alamos Radiation Consultants
>laradcon@hotmail.com
>505.920.9712