Olga Piraner, Karlee Eardley, Jonathan Button, Cynthia D. Ward, Liza Valentin-Blasini
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Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Radiation Laboratory’s primary mission is to provide laboratory support for an effective and efficient response to public health radiological emergencies. The laboratory has developed methods for several radiological threat agents, including Iridium-192 (Ir-192). Ir-192 can be analyzed via its gamma energy through analytical methods such as High Purity Germanium (HPGe) and its beta energy through Liquid Scintillation Counting (LSC). In this work, we present and compare HPGe and LSC rapid response methods for Ir-192 quantification. Both methods show the reasonable results and can be used in emergency situations.
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An international periodical publishing original papers, letters, review papers and short communications on nuclear chemistry. The subjects covered include: Nuclear chemistry, Radiochemistry, Radiation chemistry, Radiobiological chemistry, Environmental radiochemistry, Production and control of radioisotopes and labelled compounds, Nuclear power plant chemistry, Nuclear fuel chemistry, Radioanalytical chemistry, Radiation detection and measurement, Nuclear instrumentation and automation, etc.