Standardization of68Ge/68Ga using three liquid scintillation counting based methods

Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 265-280

  Zimmerman, B E ^a   Cessna, J T ^a   Fitzgerald, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoincidence counting; CIEMAT NIST method; Germanium 68; Liquid scintillation counting; Positron emitter; Standardization; TDCR method

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSIS; LIQUIDS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTATION; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

ANTICOINCIDENCE COUNTING; CIEMAT/NIST METHOD; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; POSITRON EMITTERS; TDCR METHOD;

STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 55349101663     PISSN: 1044677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6028/jres.113.020     Document Type: Article

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