A rapid method for determining strontium-90 in urine samples

被引:21
作者
Dai, Xiongxin [1 ]
Cui, Yuhang [1 ]
Kramer-Tremblay, Sheila [1 ]
机构
[1] Atom Energy Canada Ltd, Chalk River Labs, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Canada
关键词
Radiostrontium; Urine; Liquid scintillation counting; Emergency radiobioassay; BIOASSAY; RADIOSTRONTIUM; SEPARATION; STRONTIUM;
D O I
10.1007/s10967-012-1971-z
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Rapid bioassay methods for Sr-90 in urine samples are needed to provide an early estimation of possible internal dose resulting from exposure to radiostrontium in the event of a radiological and nuclear emergency. In this work, a fast column separation method followed by liquid scintillation counting for detection of Sr-90 in urine was developed. Replicate spike and blank samples were analyzed for performance evaluation of the method. Using this method, a detection limit of similar to 10 Bq L-1 for Sr-90 can be achieved with a sample analysis turn-around time of 4 h for a set of 12 samples. The method is adequate to meet the radiobioassay acceptance criteria and is suitable for quick dose assessment of Sr-90 exposure following a radiation emergency.
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页码:363 / 368
页数:6
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