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Radiotracers form the basis of several methods1–4 for the accurate and convenient measurement of flow in practical field situations. Gaseous, liquid and solid phases may be measured individually or, if required, together. By employing detection equipment of high efficiencey only small amounts of radioactive material are necessary for determinations of high accuracy. Radiological hazards to personnel therefore can be made extremely small, including those which could, in principle, arise from contamination of plant and of the general environment. Some radiotracers suited to the measurement of flow are listed in Table 8.1.
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Johnson, P. (1986). Measurement of flow using radioactive tracers. In: Charlton, J.S. (eds) Radioisotope Techniques for Problem-Solving in Industrial Process Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4073-4_8
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