Published February 1997
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Journal article
The 40K activity of one gram of potassium
- 1. Department of Medical Physics, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham (United Kingdom)
Description
The activity of 40K in natural potassium as derived from the recent literature varies between 27.33 to 31.31 Bq g-1 of potassium. This paper reports measurements by gamma-ray spectrometry and compares these with independent calculations, yielding values of 30.18±0.72 Bq g-1 and 1.00±0.33 Bq g-1 respectively. (author)
Availability note (English)
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Identifiers
- URL
- http://www.iop.org/;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics in Medicine and Biology
- Journal Volume
- 42
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Journal Page Range
- p. 407-413
- ISSN
- 0031-9155
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- Ghana
- INIS RN
- 33069502
- Subject category
- S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACTIVITY LEVELS; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; GAMMA SPECTROSCOPY; POTASSIUM 40; RADIOACTIVITY
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EVALUATION; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; NANOSEC LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; POTASSIUM ISOTOPES; RADIOISOTOPES; SPECTROSCOPY; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES