Improved method for the calculation of the counting efficiency of electron-capture nuclides in liquid scintillation samples

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 1482-1488

  Kossert, K ^a   Grau Carles, A ^b  

^a PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

CIEMAT NIST method; Electron capture nuclides; Liquid scintillation counting; Monte Carlo atomic rearrangement model; TDCR

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC REARRANGEMENTS; ELECTRON-CAPTURE; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO ATOMIC REARRANGEMENT MODEL;

ATOMS; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRONS; ISOTOPES; LIGHT EMISSION; MICELLES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SCINTILLATION; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS;

LIQUIDS;

CADMIUM 109; CERIUM 139; COPPER 64; IODINE 123; IODINE 125; IRON 55; MANGANESE 54; RADIOISOTOPE; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTRIUM 88; ZINC 65;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC PARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; IONIZATION; LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTING; MICELLIZATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 77952955894     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.11.048     Document Type: Article

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