It takes 5 days for the delivery of 198 Au grains for the implantation in carcinoma of the prostate. The activity must be 185 MBq per grain. Calculate what the activity at the time of dispatch must be, in order for it to be 185 MBq per grain upon arrival.

It takes 5 days for the delivery of 198 Au grains for the implantation in carcinoma of the prostate. The activity must be 185 MBq per grain. Calculate what the activity at the time of dispatch must be, in order for it to be 185 MBq per grain upon arrival.

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It takes 5 days for the delivery of 198Au grains for the implantation in
carcinoma of the prostate. The activity must be 185 MBq per grain.
Calculate what the activity at the time of dispatch must be, in order for
it to be 185 MBq per grain upon arrival.
(Consult and quote a credible online source / text for the half-life of 198 Au.
Write the half-life to two decimal places.)

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