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Cyclic activation: The measurement of short-lived isotopes in the analysis of biological and environmental samples

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This brief description of cyclic activation analysis includes both a theoretical interpretation, by way of graphical representations and experimental considerations, for the determination of the concentration of elements by measurement of short-lived isotopes. Particular attention is given to the effect of sample transfer and the half-life of the background matrix. The use of a Ge(Li) detector and a low energy photon detector of intrinsic Ge, are also summarily discussed based on the experience of the authors' work in biological and environmental samples and the establishment of rapid, routine, multielemental and instrumental techniques.

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  1. Medical and Environmental Physics Group, Department of Physics, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, England

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Spyrou, N.M., Kerr, S.A. Cyclic activation: The measurement of short-lived isotopes in the analysis of biological and environmental samples. J. Radioanal. Chem. 48, 169–183 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02519783

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