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Applications of Liquid Scintillation Counting

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DONALD L. HORROCKS

Applications of Liquid Scintillation Counting

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    CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION

    Pages 1-11

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    CHAPTER II - BASIC PROCESSES

    Pages 12-34

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    CHAPTER III - SCINTILLATOR SOLUTIONS

    Pages 35-68

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    CHAPTER IV - LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTERS AND MULTIPLIER PHOTOTUBES

    Pages 69-89

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    CHAPTER V - PARTICLE COUNTING TECHNIQUES

    Pages 90-144

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    CHAPTER VI - PREPARATION OF COUNTING SAMPLES

    Pages 145-174

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    CHAPTER VII - OXIDATION TECHNIQUES

    Pages 175-187

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    CHAPTER VIII - COUNTING VIALS

    Pages 188-197

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    CHAPTER IX - BACKGROUND

    Pages 198-207

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    CHAPTER X - QUENCH CORRECTION METHODS

    Pages 208-226

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    CHAPTER XI - DUAL-LABELED COUNTING

    Pages 227-237

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    CHAPTER XII - CHEMILUMINESCENCE AND BIOLUMINESCENCE

    Pages 238-257

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    CHAPTER XIII - RADIOIMMUNO ASSAY (RIA)

    Pages 258-262

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    CHAPTER XIV - CERENKOV COUNTING

    Pages 263-275

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    CHAPTER XV - PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION

    Pages 276-289

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    CHAPTER XVI - FLOW CELL COUNTING

    Pages 290-297

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    CHAPTER XVII - LARGE-VOLUME COUNTERS

    Pages 298-305

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    CHAPTER XVIII - STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS

    Pages 306-331

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    AUTHOR INDEX

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    SUBJECT INDEX

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Applications of Liquid Scintillation Counting deals with liquid scintillation counting and its applications in fields such as the biosciences, medicine, environmental and space sciences, chemistry, and physics. These applications include dual-labeled counting; Cerenkov counting; radioimmunoassay, chemiluminescence and bioluminescence; pulse shape discrimination; flow cell counting; and large-volume counters. This book is comprised of 18 chapters and begins with a historical overview of the liquid scintillation method, the first liquid scintillation counters, and early scintillator solutes. The following chapters focus on the theory of liquid scintillation counting; the components of the liquid scintillator solution; and the development of the liquid scintillation counter and multiplier phototubes. The discussion then turns to the detection and measurement of different types of particles produced by radionuclides using liquid scintillation techniques; the techniques and problems of sample preparations (homogeneous and heterogeneous); oxidation techniques; and importance and difference of several types of counting vials. The sources of quenching in counting samples and methods of monitoring and correction for variable quench within samples are also considered. Several special applications of liquid scintillation techniques are presented, including dual-labeled counting, radioimmunoassay, and flow cell counting. In conclusion, the statistical considerations involved in determining the reliability and accuracy of data obtained by nuclear counting techniques are highlighted. This monograph will serve as a reliable source of information for those who are already using or starting to use liquid scintillation counting techniques.

Applications of Liquid Scintillation Counting deals with liquid scintillation counting and its applications in fields such as the biosciences, medicine, environmental and space sciences, chemistry, and physics. These applications include dual-labeled counting; Cerenkov counting; radioimmunoassay, chemiluminescence and bioluminescence; pulse shape discrimination; flow cell counting; and large-volume counters. This book is comprised of 18 chapters and begins with a historical overview of the liquid scintillation method, the first liquid scintillation counters, and early scintillator solutes. The following chapters focus on the theory of liquid scintillation counting; the components of the liquid scintillator solution; and the development of the liquid scintillation counter and multiplier phototubes. The discussion then turns to the detection and measurement of different types of particles produced by radionuclides using liquid scintillation techniques; the techniques and problems of sample preparations (homogeneous and heterogeneous); oxidation techniques; and importance and difference of several types of counting vials. The sources of quenching in counting samples and methods of monitoring and correction for variable quench within samples are also considered. Several special applications of liquid scintillation techniques are presented, including dual-labeled counting, radioimmunoassay, and flow cell counting. In conclusion, the statistical considerations involved in determining the reliability and accuracy of data obtained by nuclear counting techniques are highlighted. This monograph will serve as a reliable source of information for those who are already using or starting to use liquid scintillation counting techniques.

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978-0-12-356240-1

Language

English

Published

1974

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Copyright © 1974 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Academic Press

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Authors

DONALD L. HORROCKS

Scientific Instruments Division, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Fullerton, California