A new digital autoradiographical method for identification of Pu particles using an imaging plate

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 413-418

  Koarashi, Jun ^a   Saito, Fumihiro ^b   Akiyama, Kiyomitsu ^a   Rahman, Naureen M ^c   Iida, Takao ^c  

^a Tokai Research and Development Center   (Japan)

^b Tokai Research Establishment   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne Pu concentration measurement; Digital autoradiography; Discrimination; Imaging plate; Plutonium (Pu); Radon decay products

Indexed keywords

ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; LUMINESCENCE; RADIOGRAPHY; RADON; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

AIRBORNE PU CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENTS; DIGITAL AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DISCRIMINATION; IMAGING PLATES; PHOTOSTIMULATED LUMINESCENCE (PSL) SIGNALS; RADON DECAY PRODUCTS;

PLUTONIUM;

PLUTONIUM; RADON;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; DRUG DISCRIMINATION; FILTER; LUMINESCENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKILL; TIME;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ALPHA PARTICLES; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FILTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUTONIUM; RADON DAUGHTERS;

EID: 33846561002     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2006.07.016     Document Type: Article

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