A Whole-body Counter for Clinical Applications
- 1 January 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Physics in Medicine & Biology
- Vol. 9 (1) , 57-63
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0031-9155/9/1/305
Abstract
The characteristics of a whole-body counter using a 7 in diameter plastic scintillator and a meter arc method in an unshielded room are described. This device offers useful clinical facilities with the advantages of low cost, reasonable sensitivity and simplicity of operation.Keywords
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