Uncertainties in 4πβ–γ coincidence counting

R Fitzgerald, C Bailat, C Bobin, JD Keightley - Metrologia, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The 4πβ–γ coincidence counting method and its close relatives are widely used for the
primary standardization of radioactivity. Both the general formalism and specific …

Primary standardization of activity using the coincidence method based on analogue instrumentation

C Bobin - Metrologia, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
Widely implemented at national metrology institutes (NMIs), the coincidence method is a
technique to assay a wide variety of radionuclides which decay through two or more types of …

[HTML][HTML] Improvements in the Monte Carlo code for simulating 4πβ (PC)–γ coincidence system measurements

MS Dias, MN Takeda, F Toledo, F Brancaccio… - Nuclear Instruments and …, 2013 - Elsevier
A Monte Carlo simulation code known as ESQUEMA has been developed by the Nuclear
Metrology Laboratory (Laboratório de Metrologia Nuclear—LMN) in the Nuclear and Energy …

Monte Carlo based approach to the LS–NaI 4πβ–γ anticoincidence extrapolation and uncertainty

R Fitzgerald - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2016 - Elsevier
The 4πβ–γ anticoincidence method is used for the primary standardization of β−, β+,
electron capture (EC), α, and mixed-mode radionuclides. Efficiency extrapolation using one …

Case‐based curve behaviour prediction

V Kurbalija, M Ivanović… - Software: Practice and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Case‐based reasoning (CBR) is the area of artificial intelligence where problems are solved
by adapting solutions that worked for similar problems from the past. This technique can be …

Calculation of extrapolation curves in the 4π (LS) β-γ coincidence technique with the Monte Carlo code Geant4

C Bobin, C Thiam, J Bouchard - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2016 - Elsevier
At LNE-LNHB, a liquid scintillation (LS) detection setup designed for Triple to Double
Coincidence Ratio (TDCR) measurements is also used in the β-channel of a 4π (LS) β–γ …

Standardization and measurement of gamma-ray probability per decay of 177Lu

MS Dias, FFV Silva, MF Koskinas - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2010 - Elsevier
The procedure followed by the Nuclear Metrology Laboratory (LMN), at the Nuclear and
Energy Research Institute (IPEN), for the primary standardization of 177Lu is described. This …

Standardization of 99mTc by means of a software coincidence system

AB Brito, MF Koskinas, F Litvak, F Toledo… - Applied Radiation and …, 2012 - Elsevier
The procedure followed by the Nuclear Metrology Laboratory, at IPEN, for the primary
standardization of 99mTc is described. The primary standardization has been accomplished …

Monte Carlo modelling of live-timed anticoincidence (LTAC) counting for Cu-64

DE Bergeron, R Fitzgerald - Applied Radiation and Isotopes, 2018 - Elsevier
The radionuclide copper-64 is a promising candidate for nuclear medicine, but its complex
decay creates challenges in the primary standardization of its activity. Monte Carlo …

Uncertainty evaluation in activity measurements with HPGe using two relative methods

MCM de Almeida, JU Delgado, RL Silva… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - bjrs.org.br
Radionuclide metrology laboratories aim to provide radioactive standards for detector
calibrations in nuclear safety areas with low uncertainties. Such standards are applied in …