Whole Body Counters
UNITED STATES ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION
Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman James T. Ramey Dr. Gerald F. Tape Dr. Samuel M. Nabrit Wilfrid E. Johnson
ONE OF A SERIES ON
UNDERSTANDING THE ATOM
Nuclear energy is playing a vital role in the life of every man, woman, and child in the United States today. In the years ahead it will affect increasingly all the peoples of the earth. It is essential that all Americans gain an understanding of this vital force if they are to discharge thoughtfully their responsibilities as citizens and if they are to realize fully the myriad benefits that nuclear energy offers them.
The United States Atomic Energy Commission provides this booklet to help you achieve such understanding.
Edward J. Brunenkant
Director
Division of Technical Information
Whole Body Counters/CONTENTS
[1 SENSITIVE DETECTORS] [2 THE GENEVA COUNTER] [8 THE LIQUID SCINTILLATION COUNTER] [10 POTASSIUM-40 IN HUMAN BODIES] [13 CRYSTAL COUNTERS] [15 THE RADIUM STORY] [17 A NEW BODY CONTAMINANT] [21 PROTECTION OF LABORATORY PERSONNEL] [24 SPECIAL USES] [31 CONCLUSION] [34 SUGGESTED REFERENCES]