Application of mathematical calibrations in measurements of gamma emitting radionuclides in honey samples and borosilicate filters

I Tucaković; D Barišić; Ž Grahek

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.02.016

Application of mathematical calibrations in measurements of gamma emitting radionuclides in honey samples and borosilicate filters

Appl Radiat Isot. 2017 Aug:126:162-164. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.02.016. Epub 2017 Feb 14.

Authors

I Tucaković¹, D Barišić², Ž Grahek²

Affiliations

¹ Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia. Electronic address: ivana.tucakovic@irb.hr.
² Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička cesta 54, Zagreb, Croatia.

PMID: 28222953
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.02.016

Abstract

Mathematical efficiency calibrations for the specific matrices such as honey and borosilicate filters are performed. Their reliability is experimentally tested. The influence of the choice of the matrix composition in the mathematical calibration on the results is investigated. After the verification of the mathematical models, the results for activity concentrations in the test samples are presented.

Keywords: Detector efficiency; Gamma-ray spectrometry; Mathematically modeled efficiency calibration; Radioactivity in environmental samples.

MeSH terms

Air Filters
Air Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis*
Beryllium / analysis
Boron Compounds
Calibration
Cesium Radioisotopes / analysis
Croatia
Food Contamination, Radioactive / analysis*
Gamma Rays
Honey / analysis*
Humans
Lead Radioisotopes / analysis
Radiation Monitoring / methods
Radiation Monitoring / statistics & numerical data
Radioisotopes / analysis*
Reproducibility of Results
Silicates
Software
Spectrometry, Gamma / methods

Substances

Air Pollutants, Radioactive
Beryllium-7
Boron Compounds
Cesium Radioisotopes
Lead Radioisotopes
Lead-210
Radioisotopes
Silicates
Cesium-137
Beryllium