WHOLE-BODY COUNTER FOR INTERNAL CONTAMINATION CONTROL

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Nukleonika (Poland)

OSTI ID:4079485

Pszona, S; Adamska, B; Zarnowiecki, K

A facility for body radioactivity measurements was built and put in service in the Institute of Nuclear Research. Two scintillation counters NaI(Tl) working in a coupled detection system were used as detectors. A calibration in vivo for isotope K/sup 42/ was performed. A calibration with phantom was made for Au/sup 198/, Mn/sup 56/, K/sup 42/, and Na/sup 24/. By comparison of the energy spectra obtained for patient and for phantom it was established that phantom gives a good approximation of absorption and scattering of the radiation in the body. The dependence of the sensitivity on radiation energy was established. The K/sup 40/ and Cs/sup 137/ contents in the human body were determined. (auth)

• Research Organization: Inst. of Nuclear Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
• NSA Number: NSA-18-014260
• OSTI ID: 4079485
• Journal Information: Nukleonika (Poland), Journal Name: Nukleonika (Poland) Vol. Vol: 8; ISSN NUKLA
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ABSORPTION
BODY
CESIUM 137
CONTAMINATION
GAMMA RADIATION
GOLD 198
IN VIVO
INSTRUMENTATION
MANGANESE 56
MEASURED VALUES
MOCKUP
MONITORING
POTASSIUM 42
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIOACTIVITY
SCATTERING
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SODIUM 24
SODIUM IODIDES
SPECTRA
THALLIUM