Evaluation of measurements of 238Pu, 239Pu and 240Pu in urine at the microbecquerel level using thermal ionization mass spectrometry and alpha-spectrometry at Los Alamos National Laboratory: Results of a two year comparison test (LA-UR-06-8055)

N. E Bores; M. K Schultz; J. M Rankin; A. J Denton; G. F Payne; R. E Steiner; S. P LaMont; S. B Ortiz

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Evaluation of measurements of 238Pu, 239Pu and 240Pu in urine at the microbecquerel level using thermal ionization mass spectrometry and alpha-spectrometry at Los Alamos National Laboratory: Results of a two year comparison test (LA-UR-06-8055)

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Evaluation of measurements of 238Pu, 239Pu and 240Pu in urine at the microbecquerel level using thermal ionization mass spectrometry and alpha-spectrometry at Los Alamos National Laboratory: Results of a two year comparison test (LA-UR-06-8055)

N. E Bores, M. K Schultz, J. M Rankin, A. J Denton, G. F Payne, R. E Steiner, S. P LaMont and S. B Ortiz

Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, Vol.276(2), pp.513-518

05/04/2008

DOI: 10.1007/s10967-008-0535-8

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Abstract

The Intercomparison Studies Program (ISP) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, Oak Ridge, TN, USA) provides natural-matrix urine quality-assurance/quality-control (QA/QC) samples to radiobioassay analysis laboratories. In 2003, a single laboratory (Los Alamos National Laboratory LANL, Los Alamos NM USA) requested a change in the test-samples provided previously by the ISP. The change was requested to evaluate measurement performance for analyses conducted using thermal-ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS). Radionuclides included 239 Pu at two activity levels (75–150 μBq · sample −1 and 1200–1600 μBq · sample −1 ) and 238 Pu (3700–7400 μBq · sample −1 ). In addition, 240 Pu was added to the samples so that the 239+240 Pu specific activity was 3700–7400 μBq · sample −1 . In this paper, the results of testing during the period May, 2003 through September, 2005 are presented and discussed.

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Title: Subtitle: Evaluation of measurements of 238Pu, 239Pu and 240Pu in urine at the microbecquerel level using thermal ionization mass spectrometry and alpha-spectrometry at Los Alamos National Laboratory: Results of a two year comparison test (LA-UR-06-8055)
Creators: N. E Bores - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Quality Systems and Services Division, Intercomparison Studies Program
M. K Schultz - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
J. M Rankin - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Quality Systems and Services Division, Intercomparison Studies Program
A. J Denton - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Quality Systems and Services Division, Intercomparison Studies Program
G. F Payne - Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Quality Systems and Services Division, Intercomparison Studies Program
R. E Steiner - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear and Radiochemistry Group
S. P LaMont - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear and Radiochemistry Group
S. B Ortiz - Los Alamos National Laboratory, Nuclear and Radiochemistry Group
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of radioanalytical and nuclear chemistry, Vol.276(2), pp.513-518
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-008-0535-8
ISSN: 0236-5731
eISSN: 1588-2780
Language: English
Date published: 05/04/2008
Academic Unit: Radiology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Radiation Oncology
Record Identifier: 9984216581602771

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