CALIBRATION AND EVALUATION OF THE USAFSAM WHOLE-BODY COUNTER.

Abstract

A large volume 4 pi geometry liquid scintillator whole-body counter was installed at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine (SAM). The counter was designed for the low-level detection and assay of the radionuclides present, naturally or otherwise, in the human body. Presented are system description, adjustment, and calibration technics employed in preparing the counter for assaying cesium-137 (137Cs) and potassium-40 (40K) in the human body. Included in this report is a brief comparison of the SAM counter with similar whole-body types. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0700721

Entities

People

  • John Taboada

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Calibration
  • Counters
  • Detection
  • Geometry
  • Human Body
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Potassium
  • Scintillation Counters
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space