Thin radiation source and method of making the same

A radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein said substrate is flexible, said substrate has a first form factor when contained within said outer housing, and said substrate is manipulable to have a second form factor smaller than said first form factor when said substrate is removed from said outer housing.

A radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein at least a portion of said radioactive deposit has at least two layers.

A radiation source comprising;

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein said substrate is radiopaque.

A radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein said radioactive deposit includes a colorant.

A radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein said radioactive deposit includes a binding agent for fixedly depositing said radioactive deposit on said front surface.

A radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein said radioactive deposit is fixedly deposited upon said front surface by covering said radioactive deposit and said front surface with a sealing layer.

A radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, further including a second substrate with a second radioactive deposit deposited thereon, said second substrate being contained within said outer housing.

A radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein said radioactive deposit has a substantially uniform activity distribution.

A radiation source for calibration of nuclear imaging equipment, said radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a flexible substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, a binding agent, and a colorant, wherein
• at least a portion of said radioactive deposit has at least two layers, each layer having substantially the same activity density, and
• a color of a second portion of said radioactive deposit indicates the activity level of said portion of said radioactive deposit.

A radiation source for calibration of nuclear imaging equipment, said radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a flexible substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, and a colorant;
• and a sealing layer covering said radioactive deposit and said front surface of said substrate, wherein
• at least a portion of said radioactive deposit has at least two layers, each layer having substantially the same activity density, and
• a color of a second portion of said radioactive deposit indicates an activity level of said second portion of said radioactive deposit.

A nuclear imaging system, comprising:

• a piece of nuclear imaging equipment to be calibrated;
• and
• a radiation flood source to calibrate the piece of nuclear imaging equipment including,
• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened,
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, further including a second substrate with a second radioactive deposit deposited thereon, said second substrate being contained within said outer housing.

A nuclear imaging system, comprising:

• a piece of nuclear imaging equipment to be calibrated;
• and
• a radiation flood source to calibrate the piece of nuclear imaging equipment including,
• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened,
• a substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, wherein the combination of said radioactive deposit and said second radioactive deposit produces a desired radioactive result.

A radiation source for calibration of nuclear imaging equipment, said radiation source comprising:

• an outer housing having a fastener, said outer housing configured to be opened;
• a flexible substrate removably contained within said outer housing, said substrate having a front surface;
• and
• a radioactive deposit fixedly deposited upon said front surface within said outer housing, said radioactive deposit having a radioisotope, a binding agent, and a colorant, wherein
• said substrate has a first form factor when contained within said outer housing, and said substrate is manipulable to have a second form factor smaller than said first form factor when said substrate is removed from said outer housing;
• at least a portion of said radioactive deposit has at least two layers, each layer having substantially the same activity density, and
• the color of a portion of said radioactive deposit indicates the activity level of said portion of said radioactive deposit.