Re: radioactive devices

["Sean Geoghegan" <denngeog@rph.health.wa.gov.au>]

>I've recently run across radioactive devices that may be of foreign
>origin.  They seem to be aiming devices and the writing on them would
>lead me to believe they are Russian but, I can't confirm any of that.
>The activity label reads
>                                            T 10,88GBq
>I've assumed this to mean 88GBq, but what is the T 10?  Anyone have any
>ideas or other suggestions for what the activity label means?


I assume that the comma is equivalent to the decimal point, i.e. read
10.88 GBq.  Most European countries use the comma for a decimal point and
the period as English speakers might use the comma.

e.g.
English -  $12,345.60  "twelve thousand, three hundred and forty five
                        dollars and sixty cents"

European - 12.345,60 DM "twelve thousand, three hundred and forty five
                         deutchmarks and sixty pfennichs"

I don't know what the "T" stands for, perhaps it's cyrillic for activity.
Unless you are sure of Russian origin, the devices could be from anywhere in
Europe.  If the devices have cyrillic writing on them then they could be
from any one of many eastern european countries.

Sean Geoghegan

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