Discuss the energy of radioisotope decay; why is it important?
The energy describes the penetrating power of the radiation. If the energy is too low, the beta-particle or the gamma ray may lose its energy to the surroundings before it is able to register an event by penetrating the detector. With the activity placed outside the detector for measurement, that is especially true for beta-particles where low energy events such as those from 3H decay, are often not measured at all.
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