One potential solution is using the nuclear radioisotope Plutonium-238 as a power source. Given its very high energy density and long half-life, Plutonium-238 could eventually allow a totally intracorporeal ventricular assist system that lasts for the patient's lifetime. Risks, such as leakage ...
half lifenuclear reaction cross sectionnuclear spinorbital momentumparityparticle yieldtotal widthThis document is part of the Supplement containing the complete sets of data of Subvolume E 'Nuclei with Z = 74 - 103' of Volume 25 'Excited Nuclear States' of Landolt-B枚rnstein - Group I ' ...
The heat produced by alpha decay of the 238 isotope of Pu is converted to electricity in a thermopile, providing electricity during a substantial fraction of the 88 year half-life of the isotope. Decay of the Pu produces helium and uranium, and a fraction of the evolved helium is captured ...