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radioactivity detection

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An assay that measures the amount of radiation in the radioactive spectrum (alpha, beta or gamma rays) emitted from an input material.

Term info

Label

radioactivity detection

editor preferred term

radioactivity detection

example of usage

Placing the evaluant input material close to a scintillation counter which emits light upon being hit with alpha/beta/gamma radiation and counting the frequency of light blasts to determine the radioactivity of the input material.

has curation status

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/IAO_0000120

term editor

PlanAndPlannedProcess Branch, IEDB