An evaluation of germanium detectors employed for the measurement of radionuclides deposited in lungs using an experimental and Monte Carlo approach

Health Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 711-719

  Webb, Joel L ^a   Kramer, Gary H ^b  

^a New Mexico State University   (United States)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Human; Lungs; Minimum detectable activity; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY; HUMAN; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PHANTOM; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; WHOLE BODY SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0035199842     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004032-200112000-00023     Document Type: Article

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