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Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 43, Issue 3, 030601-1(2025)

A method for rapid screening of ¹⁴C in water samples from a nuclear medicine factory’s decay pool and surrounding environmental water

Lixin GE^1、*, Gang HAN², and Chao ZHAO²

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¹Shanghai Technology Center of Radiation Environmental Safety, Shanghai 200065, China

²Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Test Technology, Shanghai 201203, China

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Category: RADIATION PROTECTION

Received: Oct. 19, 2024

Accepted: Dec. 2, 2024

Published Online: Jul. 7, 2025

The Author Email: Lixin GE (gelix68@126.com)

DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2024-0086

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