JYFL-ACCLAB-NSG001 Lung counting

Description

Study to reduce the Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA) of inhaled Am-241 activity deposited in the lungs of an anthropomorphic phantom with a highly-segmented HPGe detector (Eurisys 36 Segment Euroball Canister) coupled with active (BGO) and passive (lead) shielding.

Year of publication

2024

Authors

Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority - Contributor

University of Jyväskylä - Rights holder, Publisher

Fysiikan laitos

Greenlees, Paul - Creator

Jutila, Henri - Creator

Rahkila, Panu - Creator

Other information

Fields of science

Physical sciences

Language

English

Open access

Embargo

License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Keywords

spectroscopy, nuclear physics, gammasäteily, spektroskopia, ydinfysiikka, anthropomorphic phantom, highly segmented HPGe detector, lung counting, MDA

Subject headings

gamma radiation