Radioactive sample counting : principles and practice / edited by Sofia Michopoulou ; with contributions from Andrew Fenwick, Fergus McKiddie, Peter O'Sullivan, Lucy Pike, Anne-Marie Stapleton. - Second edition. - 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). - [IOP release $release] IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology IPEM report ; 85 IOP ebooks. [2022 collection] . - IOP (Series). Release 22. IPEM report ; no. 85. IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology. IOP ebooks. 2022 collection. .

"Version: 20220701"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Physical principles of radiation detection in sample counters / Sofia Michopoulou -- 2. Nucleonic equipment / Sofia Michopoulou -- 3. Quality control charts / Andrew Fenwick -- 4. Gamma counters / Lucy Pike and Fergus McKiddie -- 5. Intraoperative gamma probes / Anne-Marie Stapleton and Fergus McKiddie -- 6. Liquid scintillation counting / Anne-Marie Stapleton -- 7. Automatic blood sampling systems (ABSSs) / Lucy Pike -- 8. Uncertainties in measurements from radioactivity sample counters / Peter O'Sullivan -- 9. Data analysis / Sofia Michopoulou -- 10. Clinical and research applications of sample counters / Peter O'Sullivan, Sofia Michopoulou, Andrew Fenwick, Lucy Pike, Anne-Marie Stapleton and Fergus McKiddie.

IPEM Report 85 is a handbook for radioactive sample counters including gamma counters, liquid scintillation detectors, intraoperative gamma probes and automatic blood sampling systems.

Healthcare professionals, in particular people operating such counters for clinical and/or research purposes and healthcare scientists.




Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.


Sofia Michopoulou is a consultant clinical scientist, head of nuclear medicine physics and NIHR clinical lecturer at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).

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Radioactivity--Measurement.
Medical physics.
Nuclear medicine.
Radioactivity.
Nuclear Medicine.
Medical physics.
Medical physics and biophysics.

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