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Radiological hazard in post-accident situations - Guide to good practices for radioactivity measurement laboratories

Authors: Jean-Louis PICOLO, Stéphanie DEMONGEOT, Vincent GIRARD, Caroline QUINIO, Stéphane SCAPOLAN, Jean-Luc TILLIE

Publication date: July 10, 2012 | Lire en français

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    5. Activity measurements

    In crisis situations, the often tight deadlines for reporting results and the large number of samples to be measured mean that we need to optimize the time allocated to measurements, while respecting the objectives of measurement uncertainty and detection limit.

    5.1 Measurement uncertainty

    Independently of the uncertainty due to sampling, the components of the final uncertainty of a measurement result are essentially :

    • statistical counting uncertainty ;

    • the uncertainty of the calibration factor, taking into account, if necessary, any deviation between the calibration conditions and the measurement conditions due to sample characteristics (nature, geometry) different from those...

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