Activity standardization by liquid scintillation counting and half-life measurements of 90Y

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 741-749

  Kossert, K ^a   Schrader, H ^a  

^a Phys Technische Bundesanstalt ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

90Y; CIEMAT NIST method; Half life measurement; Ionization chamber; Liquid scintillation counting; Radionuclide impurity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IONIZATION CHAMBERS; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION;

HALF-LIFE; TWO-PHOTOTUBE COUNTING SYSTEMS;

YTTRIUM;

STRONTIUM 90; TRACER; TRITIUM; YTTRIUM 90;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

HALF-LIFE; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YTTRIUM RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 1842788750     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2003.12.009     Document Type: Article

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