Oak Ridge National Laboratory whole-body counter: internal operating procedure manual

Technical Report · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5048766· OSTI ID:5048766

Berger, C. D.; Lane, B. H.

The general purpose of the ORNL Whole Body Counter is to provide a rapid estimation of the type and quantity of radionuclide deposited in the human body. This report contains a review of the equipment in use at the facility and the procedure for its operation, the standard procedure for performing a routine whole body count, and a discussion of interpretation of results.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5048766
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-8423; ON: DE82020483
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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