Comparison of ionization chamber efficiencies for activity measurements

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 369-378

  Schrader, H ^a   Svec A ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b SLOVAK INSTITUTE OF METROLOGY   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Comparison of efficiencies; Energy dependent efficiency curve; Ionization chamber calibration; Radionuclide activity

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; PROBABILITY; RADIOISOTOPES;

RADIONUCLIDE EFFICIENCIES;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ENERGY; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; SCINTISCANNING; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 1342265641     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.11.044     Document Type: Article

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