Which risk increases upon exceeding the half-life constraint of Ba-137m?

💡 Explanation

Exceeding Ba-137m's half-life leads to increased detector background noise because spontaneous decay produces gamma radiation. This direct ionizing radiation yields random counts; therefore, background signal increases over longer exposure rather than other detection artifacts with alternate causes.

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