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P-32 betas will travel
19 feet in air.
0.8 cm in tissue.
0.7 cm in plexiglass.
0.3 cm in aluminum.
11. Special considerations:
A high local dose can be received if the radioactive material is touched and
allowed to remain in contact with the skin.
Do not work over an open container, the eyes can receive a substantial beta dose.
Safety glasses can provide eye protection.
Contamination is easily detected with G-M thin-window probe.
Bremsstrahlung radiation will be a consideration for millicurie quantities.
Radwaste containers may need to be shielded with plexiglass.
Typical dose rates from 0.1 mCi (4 x 106 Bq):
3 mrad/hr at 1 cm.
0.03 mrad/hr at 10 cm.
0.002 mrad/hr at 40 cm.
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