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Denis E Bergeron1, Sean M Collins2, Leticia Pibida1
1Radiation Physics Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, USA.
Abstract:
The national metrology institutes for the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA) have compared activity standards for 224Ra, an α-particle emitter of interest as the basis for therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. Solutions of 224RaCl2 were assayed by absolute methods, including digital coincidence counting and triple-to-double coincidence ratio liquid scintillation counting. Ionization chamber and high-purity germanium (HPGe) γ-ray spectrometry calibrations were compared; further, a solution was shipped between laboratories for a direct comparison by HPGe spectrometry. New determinations of the absolute emission intensity for the 241 keV γ ray (Iγ = 4.011(16) per 100 disintegrations of 224Ra) and of the 224Ra half-life (T1/2 = 3.6313(14) d) are presented and discussed in the context of previous measurements and evaluations.
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