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Response of a Shadow-Shield Whole-Body Counter to a Variety of Physical Phantoms
1Radiation Safety Division, Soreq Nuclear Research Center, Yavne81800, Israel.
Abstract:
The performance characteristics of a shadow-shield whole-body counter system with an array of four high-resolution germanium detectors using whole-body and organ-specific (lungs, liver, head, knee and thyroid) physical phantoms are described. Detection efficiency and minimum detectable activities for selected radionuclides and several measurement configurations are presented. Results demonstrate that the system meets the requirements for direct radio bioassay and that detection efficiency and minimum detectable activities are similar in magnitude to other whole-body (or organ) counting systems installed in fully shielded structures.
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