Activity standardization by means of a new TDCR-Čerenkov counting technique

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1116-1120

  Kossert, K ^a  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beta emitting radionuclides; erenkov counting; Free parameter model; TDCR

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY STANDARDIZATION; ANISOTROPY EFFECT; BETA EMITTERS; BETA-EMITTING RADIONUCLIDES; COUNTING EFFICIENCY; FREE PARAMETERS; HIGH ENERGY;

COINCIDENCE CIRCUITS; FIELD EMISSION CATHODES; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RADIOMETRY; RHODIUM; STANDARDIZATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEAD 210; PHOSPHORUS 32; POLYETHYLENE; RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL; RADIOISOTOPE; RUTHENIUM 106; STRONTIUM 89; THALLIUM 204; YTTRIUM 90;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CERENKOV RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIZATION CHAMBER; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPE DECAY; REFRACTION INDEX; STANDARDIZATION; TRIPLE TO DOUBLE COINCIDENCE RATIO;

EID: 77649271979     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.12.038     Document Type: Article

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