Re: radioactive devices

["Mike Scott" <bic@cybase.co.uk>]

T stands for Tera   = a million million

Mike Scott
BIC,
UK

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> From: Robin Beasley <rebeasley@earthlink.net>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject: radioactive devices
> Date: 20 May 1999 05:44
> 
> Radsafers,
> 
> 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?
> 
> Robin Beasley
> rebeasley@earthlink.net
> 
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