Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, Volume. 41, Issue 2, 020701(2023)

Method for determining 226Ra in water via liquid scintillation counting and its uncertainty evaluation

Liangliang YIN1, Yao ZHANG2, Xiangyin KONG3, Yuxin QIAN1, and Yanqin JI1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Radiological Protection and Nuclear Emergency, National Institute for Radiological Protection, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100088, China
  • 2Taiyuan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Taiyuan 030012, China
  • 3China Institute of Nuclear Industry Strategy, Beijing 100048, China
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    Liangliang YIN, Yao ZHANG, Xiangyin KONG, Yuxin QIAN, Yanqin JI. Method for determining 226Ra in water via liquid scintillation counting and its uncertainty evaluation[J]. Journal of Radiation Research and Radiation Processing, 2023, 41(2): 020701

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: --

    Accepted: Nov. 13, 2022

    Published Online: Jul. 24, 2023

    The Author Email: JI Yanqin (jiyanqin@nirp.chinacdc.cn)

    DOI:10.11889/j.1000-3436.2022-0064

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