Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1878701 | Applied Radiation and Isotopes | 2014 | 4 Pages |
•We outline the automation methods and data management of a LIMS.•We explain the interfacing with Genie2K™ and EFFTRAN.•We discuss the automation of efficiency transfer and true summing correction.•Potential for human error is strongly reduced by introducing a LIMS.
We developed a Microsoft® Access-based LIMS (Laboratory Information and Management Systems), γ-LIMS, for the management of our gamma-spectrometry laboratory, in which thousands of routine, but high-quality analyses are performed each year. This paper explains the main features of the γ-LIMS and puts special attention on the interfacing methods and solutions for using the Genie™2000 spectrometry software in conjunction with the EFFTRAN package, which serves for efficiency transfer calculations, coincidence summing corrections and a procedure for uncertainty estimation.