Freeze-drying applied to radioactive source preparation

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1391-1395

  De Sanoit, J ^a   Leprince, B ^a   Bobin, Ch ^a   Bouchard, J ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Freeze drying; Radioactivity measurement; Source preparation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRYING; EVAPORATION; ISOTOPES; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIOISOTOPES; VALUE ENGINEERING;

COINCIDENCE COUNTING; FREEZE-DRYING; RADIOACTIVE SOURCES;

RADIOACTIVITY;

RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; ZINC 65;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON; EQUIPMENT; EVAPORATION; FRANCE; FREEZE DRYING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DETECTION; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 4544300420     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2004.04.006     Document Type: Article

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