[1] It decays by emitting beta (β) particles and gamma (γ) radiation.
About 96% of 192Ir decays occur via emission of β and γ radiation, leading to 192Pt.
[4][5] There are seven principal energy packets produced during its disintegration process ranging from just over 0.2 to about 0.6 MeV.
It is commonly used as a gamma ray source in industrial radiography to locate flaws in metal components.
Iridium-192 has accounted for the majority of cases tracked by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in which radioactive materials have gone missing in quantities large enough to make a dirty bomb.