Absolute activity measurement of the electron-capture-based radionuclides 139Ce, 125I, 192Ir and 65Zn by liquid scintillation coincidence counting

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2006, Pages 1454-1458

  Van Wyngaardt, W M ^a   Simpson, B R S ^a  

^a CSIR NML   (South Africa)

Author keywords

125I; 139Ce; 192Ir; 65Zn; Liquid scintillation coincidence counting

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; EXTRAPOLATION; IODINE; IRIDIUM; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; ZINC;

ABSOLUTE ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRON CAPTURE BASED RADIONUCLIDES; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COINCIDENCE COUNTING;

RADIOACTIVITY MEASUREMENT;

CERIUM 139; IODINE 125; IRIDIUM 192; RADIOISOTOPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC 65;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAMMA RADIATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY;

ALGORITHMS; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRONS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; IRIDIUM; MODELS, CHEMICAL; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOISOTOPES; SCINTILLATION COUNTING; SOFTWARE; SOLUTIONS; ZINC RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 33751108327     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.02.061     Document Type: Article

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