In situ gamma spectrometry measurements and Monte Carlo computations for the detection of radioactive sources in scrap metal

Health Physics

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 154-162

  Clouvas, A ^a   Xanthos, S ^a   Takoudis, G ^a   Potiriadis, C ^b   Silva, J ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b GREEK ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION   (Greece)

^c SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Detector, germanium; Photons; Recycling; Spectrometry, gamma

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; METAL;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; CHEMISTRY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; RADIOMETRY; SPECTROMETRY, GAMMA;

EID: 13844280420     PISSN: 00179078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HP.0000144567.83125.00     Document Type: Article

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