Standardization of 67Ga, 51Cr and 55Fe by live-timed anti-coincidence counting with extending dead time.

In this work, the activity standardization of 51Cr, 55Fe and 67Ga by live-timed anti-coincidence counting with extending dead time is described. The difficulties of the method, the uncertainties of the results of the measurements and the comparison of these results with others measurement methods are discussed.

Standardization of (241)Am, (124)Sb and (131)I by live-timed anti-coincidence counting with extending dead time.

The National Metrology Laboratory for Ionizing Radiation (LNMRI)/Brazil has implemented a live-timed anti-coincidence system with extending dead time to complement the existing systems in its Radionuclide Laboratory for activity measurements of radioactive sources. In this new system, the proportional counter has been replaced by a liquid-scintillation-counter for alpha and beta detection. In order to test the performance of the new system, radioactive solutions of (131)I, (124)Sb and (241)Am have been standardized. In this work the measurement method, the results and the associated uncertainties are described and discussed.