Radionuclide tracers: their detection and measurement

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6748862

L'Annunziata, M F

This book was written to serve both as a teaching text and as a reference for radionuclide users. The book covers four broad areas. The first two chapters discuss the basic properties of radiation and radioactivity. Chapters 3 through 7 describe the theory, construction, and operation of the various types of ionizing radiation detectors and their associated electronics. Chapter 8 describes radionuclide imaging including a detailed review of autoradiography techniques. Chapter 3 also discusses radionuclide imaging with the less frequently used detectors, such as multiwire and gas scintillation proportional counters. Lastly, a series of appendices, including 44 pages of radionuclide-decay data, statistical considerations, and procedures for the safety handling of radionuclides, completes the volume. Although few people will need to read the book in its entirety, it still is organized in a fashion to permit its use as text for students with little or no knowledge of radiation detectors. The book's timely chapter references and complete index simultaneously make the book useful to experienced radionuclide users.

• OSTI ID: 6748862
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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