Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8040138 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In order to measure the uptake and diffusion of 222Rn in biological material, an exposure chamber was constructed where cell cultures, biological tissues and mice can be exposed to 222Rn-activities similar to therapy conditions. After exposure, the material is transferred to a gamma spectrometer and the decay of 214Pb and 214Bi is analyzed. From the time kinetics of these decays the total amount of the initial 222Rn concentration can be calculated. In this paper the design and construction as well as first test measurements are reported.
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Authors
Andreas Maier, Patrick van Beek, Johannes Hellmund, Marco Durante, Dieter Schardt, Gerhard Kraft, Claudia Fournier,