Activity measurements with radionuclide calibrators in the Czech Republic

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 535-538

  Olšovcová, Veronika ^a  

^a CZECH METROLOGY INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Comparison; Monte Carlo simulation; Radionuclide calibrator; Response function

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE;

ACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

CHROMIUM 51; GALLIUM 67; INDIUM 111; IODINE 131; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT; TECHNETIUM 99M; THALLIUM 201;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CALIBRATOR; CZECH REPUBLIC; IONIZATION CHAMBER; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY;

EID: 1342286967     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.11.072     Document Type: Article

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