Sum-peak method with two NaI(Tl) crystals: 68(Ge+Ga) standardization

Authors

  • Estela Maria Oliveira Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria
  • Akira Iwahara Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria
  • Roberto Poledna Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria
  • Carlos José da Silva Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria
  • Paulo Alberto Lima da Cruz Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria
  • Regio dos Santos Gomes
  • José Ubiratan Delgado Instituto de Radioproteção e Dosimetria
  • Ricardo Tadeu Lopes UFRJ/COPPE/PEN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v7i3B.862

Keywords:

68Ge, 68Ga, sum-peak method, activity standardization, anticoincidence method

Abstract

A 68(Ge+Ga) commercial solution has been standardized in LNMRI in Brazil, by sum-peak method, in which a 3”x3” NaI(Tl) gamma-ray detector is positioned at the top of a well-type 5”x5” NaI(Tl) gamma-ray detector, resulting in a set up approximately  4p geometry. In this work the known germanium volatility was tested using three dried sources and three liquid sources in the sum-peak method measurements and the activity results showed a standard deviation of 0.41%. The activities were compared with another primary method: 4pb-g live-timed anti-coincidence counting. The two methods gave activity concentration values with differences from the certified value of +0.8 % (anticoincidence method) and -3.4% (sum-peak method).

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2019-10-24

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Oliveira, E. M., Iwahara, A., Poledna, R., da Silva, C. J., da Cruz, P. A. L., Gomes, R. dos S., Delgado, J. U., & Lopes, R. T. (2019). Sum-peak method with two NaI(Tl) crystals: 68(Ge+Ga) standardization. Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 7(3B (Suppl.). https://doi.org/10.15392/bjrs.v7i3B.862

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Congresso Brasileiro de Metrologia das Radiações Ionizantes - CBMRI 2018

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