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Nuclear Instrumentation

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All detection instruments with radionuclide sources or radiation sources and nuclear radiation detectors are collectively referred to as radionuclide instrumentation (also known as nuclear instrumentation or isotope instrumentation). Nuclear instrumentation is generally composed of a radioactive source or radiation source, a nuclear radiation detector, an electrical converter, secondary instrumentation, and other components.

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Luo, S. (2023). Nuclear Instrumentation. In: Nuclear Science and Technology. Nuclear Science and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3087-6_4

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