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Primary standardization of Ra-224 activity by liquid scintillation counting

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Author(s)

Denis E. Bergeron, Jeffrey T. Cessna, Ryan P. Fitzgerald, Brian E. Zimmerman, Lizbeth Laureano-Perez, Ronald Colle, Leticia S. Pibida, Elisa Napoli

Abstract

A standard for 224Ra activity has been developed, based on triple-to-double coincidence ratio (TDCR) liquid scintillation (LS) counting. The standard was confirmed by efficiency tracing and 4παβ(LS)-γ(NaI(Tl)) anticoincidence counting, as well as by 4πγ ionization chamber and NaI(Tl) measurements. Secondary standard ionization chambers were calibrated with an expanded uncertainty of 0.57 % (k = 2). Calibration settings were also determined for a 5 mL flame- sealed ampoule on several commercial reentrant ionization chambers (dose calibrators).
Citation
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume
155

Keywords

TDCR, liquid scintillation, anticoincidence counting, efficiency tracing, alpha therapy, activity calibration

Citation

Bergeron, D. , Cessna, J. , Fitzgerald, R. , Zimmerman, B. , Laureano-Perez, L. , Colle, R. , Pibida, L. and Napoli, E. (2019), Primary standardization of Ra-224 activity by liquid scintillation counting, Applied Radiation and Isotopes, [online], https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2019.108933 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created October 11, 2019, Updated March 12, 2020