Ytterbium175

Ytterbium-175 is a radioactive isotope of ytterbium. It has an atomic mass of approximately 175.0001907 atomic mass units. Ytterbium-175 is produced as a decay product of lutetium-175 or through neutron activation of ytterbium-174. Its primary decay mode is beta decay, where it transforms into stable lutetium-175. The half-life of ytterbium-175 is approximately 4.185 days. During its decay, it emits beta particles and gamma rays. The gamma ray energies emitted by ytterbium-175 are typically in the range of several hundred keV. Due to its relatively short half-life and the emission of gamma radiation, ytterbium-175 has found limited applications in nuclear medicine, primarily as a source for brachytherapy treatments for certain types of cancer. It can also be used as a calibration source in certain nuclear physics experiments. The production of ytterbium-175 requires careful handling due to its radioactivity.