99Tc bioassay: A direct comparison of liquid scintillation radiation detection and ICP-MS mass detection of the 99Tc isotope

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1344, Issue , 1998, Pages 99-110

  Lewis, Linda A ^a   Schweitzer, George K ^b  

^a Information Management Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

99Tc; Bioassay; ICP MS; Liquid scintillation; Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002421311     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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