Uncertainty in rate loss corrections based on counting a periodic pulser

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 63, Issue 5-6 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 575-582

  Croft, S ^a   Venkataraman, R ^a   Villani, M F ^a   Philips, S ^a   Estep, R J ^b  

^a Canberra Industries Inc   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pulser method; Rate loss; Tomographic gamma scanner

Indexed keywords

GAMMA RAYS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SCANNING; WASTES;

EMISSION IMAGES; PULSAR METHOD; RATE LOSS; TOMOGRAPHIC GAMMA SCANNER;

TOMOGRAPHY;

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PERIODIC PULSER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SCINTISCANNING;

GAMMA RAYS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERIODICITY; RADIOACTIVE WASTE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 26444538974     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.05.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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