Strontium-90

Strontium-90 is a radioactive isotope of strontium. It has a half life of roughly 29 years. Strontium-90 and strontium-89 have medical applications. They are used for radiation therapy, in the treatment of certain bone cancers. Because its application generates a lot of heat it is sometimes used instead of Plutonium in nuclear power plants.

Strontium-90, ⁹⁰Sr

General
Symbol	90Sr
Names	strontium-90, Sr-90
Protons	38
Neutrons	62
Nuclide data
Parent isotopes	Sr
Decay products	mass number of decay productchemical symbol mass number of decay productchemical symbol
Decay modes
Decay mode	Decay energy (MeV)
Isotopes of strontium Complete table of nuclides