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Radioactivity, Counting Techniques, and Radioimmunoassay

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Radioactivity is a general term applied to the emission of high-energy particles and electromagnetic radiation emanating from the unstable and excited nuclei of atoms. Table 19.1 summarizes the characteristics of some of the different radiations.

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  1. Yeshajahu Pomeranz
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Pomeranz, Y., Meloan, C.E. (1994). Radioactivity, Counting Techniques, and Radioimmunoassay. In: Food Analysis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-6998-5_19

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