Published October 1985 | Version v1
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Measurement of total body radioactivity: The procedures used at the Board

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Description

This report describes equipment and methods used at the Board to make measurements of total body content of gamma-ray emitting radionuclides. The design of standard geometries for measurements is described and results of performance tests of those geometries are reported. Detection limits are quoted for a number of radionuclides. (author)

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Available from H.M. Stationery Office, price Pound 4.00

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ISBN
0 85951 257 6
Imprint Pagination
13 p.
Report number
NRPB-R--188

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Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34016701
Subject category
S61: RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
CALCULATION METHODS; CALIBRATION; CESIUM 137; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE BODY BURDEN; NAI DETECTORS; ORGANS; RADIOACTIVITY; WHOLE-BODY COUNTING
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CESIUM ISOTOPES; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOTOPES; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; SAFETY STANDARDS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS; SOLID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; STANDARDS; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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5 refs, 5 figs, 3 tabs