Open AccessThe effect of quench agent on urine bioassay for various radionuclides using QuantulusTM1220 and Tri-CarbTM3110
Author(s) -
Olga Piraner,
Robert L. Jones
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.374
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1588-2780
pISSN - 0236-5731
DOI - 10.1007/s10967-020-07324-0
Subject(s) - radionuclide , liquid scintillation counting , calibration , contamination , population , environmental science , bioassay , radiological weapon , environmental health , radiochemistry , chemistry , medicine , physics , biology , nuclear physics , ecology , genetics , quantum mechanics
Following a radiological or nuclear incident, the National Response Plan has given the Department of Health and Human Services / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the responsibility for assessing population's contamination with radionuclides. In the public health response to the incident, valuable information could be obtained in a timely and accurate manner by using liquid scintillation counting techniques to determine who has been contaminated above background for alpha and beta emitting radionuclides. The calibration plays a major role in this process therefore, knowing the effect of quench agents on calibration is essential.