1. Foreword

   • Xiaolin Hou

   Announcement 06 October 2017 Pages: 541 - 544

   

2. Primary activity standardization of ¹³⁴Cs

   • Karsten Kossert
   • Justyna Marganiec-Gałązka
   • Ole J. Nähle

   OriginalPaper 27 June 2017 Pages: 545 - 553

   

3. Plastic scintillators and related analytical procedures for radionuclide analysis

   • Alex Tarancón
   • Héctor Bagán
   • José F. García

   OriginalPaper 27 September 2017 Pages: 555 - 572

   

4. The comparison of scintillation properties of YAP:Ce, YAG:Ce and ZnO:Ga powders as a potential substitution of LSC cocktail

   • Jiri Janda

   OriginalPaper 22 July 2017 Pages: 573 - 582

   

5. Design and performance of a miniature TDCR counting system

   • K. Mitev
   • P. Cassette
   • Ch. Dutsov

   OriginalPaper 23 September 2017 Pages: 583 - 589

   

6. Adaptation of PTB’s analytical modelling for TDCR–Cherenkov activity measurements at LNHB

   • Cheick Thiam
   • Christophe Bobin
   • Jacques Bouchard

   OriginalPaper 27 July 2017 Pages: 591 - 597

   

7. Activity determination of ⁸⁸Y by means of 4πβ(LS)-γ coincidence counting

   • Justyna Marganiec-Gałązka
   • Ole J. Nähle
   • Karsten Kossert

   OriginalPaper 18 August 2017 Pages: 599 - 604

   

8. Correlation in the application of the triple-to-double coincidence ratio method with unequal photomultiplier tube efficiencies

   • Brian E. Zimmerman

   OriginalPaper 02 September 2017 Pages: 605 - 609

   

9. Synthesis of ZrO₂ nanoparticles for liquid scintillators used in the detection of neutrinoless double beta decay

   • Susumu Takigawa
   • Masanori Koshimizu
   • Keisuke Asai

   OriginalPaper 02 August 2017 Pages: 611 - 615

   

10. Multiple beta spectrum analysis based on spectrum fitting

    • UkJae Lee
    • Jun Woo Bae
    • Hee Reyoung Kim

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2017 Pages: 617 - 622

    

11. Establishment of rapid LSC method for direct alpha/beta measurements in waters

    • Ivana Stojković
    • Nataša Todorović
    • Branislava Tenjović

    OriginalPaper 04 July 2017 Pages: 623 - 627

    

12. A performance comparison of two kinds of liquid scintillation counters from PerkinElmer, Inc.

    • Xiao-gui Feng
    • Guo-hua Jiang
    • Xue-gang Liu

    OriginalPaper 31 August 2017 Pages: 629 - 635

    

13. Synthesis and characterisation of scintillating microspheres made of polystyrene/polycarbonate for ²²²Rn measurements

    • Eduard Pelay
    • Alex Tarancón
    • José Francisco García

    OriginalPaper 27 September 2017 Pages: 637 - 649

    

14. A new bomb-combustion system for tritium extraction

    • Richard I. Marsh
    • Ian W. Croudace
    • Nadereh St-Amant

    OriginalPaper Open access 08 September 2017 Pages: 651 - 658

    

15. Determination of radionuclidic impurities in ^99mTc eluate from ⁹⁹Mo/^99mTc generator for quality control

    • Xiaolin Hou

    OriginalPaper 22 July 2017 Pages: 659 - 668

    

16. Determination of tritium in water using electrolytic enrichment: methodology improvements

    • A. R. Gomes
    • J. Abrantes
    • M. Reis

    OriginalPaper 05 September 2017 Pages: 669 - 674

    

17. Tritium in organic matter around Krško Nuclear Power Plant

    • Romana Krištof
    • Suzana Košenina
    • Jasmina Kožar Logar

    OriginalPaper 02 September 2017 Pages: 675 - 679

    

18. Determination of low-level tritium concentrations in surface water and precipitation in the Czech Republic

    • Diana Marešová
    • Eduard Hanslík
    • Barbora Sedlářová

    OriginalPaper 19 August 2017 Pages: 681 - 687

    

19. Development of continuous inflow tritium measurement in water technology using electrolysis and a plastic scintillator

    • Jun Woo Bae
    • UkJae Lee
    • Hee Reyoung Kim

    OriginalPaper 13 September 2017 Pages: 689 - 694

    

20. Measurement of ³H, gross α/β and ²²²Rn in drinking water using the new Quantulus GCT 6220

    • Ronald H. W. Edler

    OriginalPaper 04 August 2017 Pages: 695 - 699

    

21. Measurement of tritium with plastic scintillators in large vials of a low background liquid scintillation counter: an organic waste-less method

    • Etsuko Furuta
    • Yuka Kato
    • Shinji Fujisawa

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2017 Pages: 701 - 708

    

22. Comparison of two methods for ¹⁴C analysis from essential oils using LSC

    • Irina Vagner
    • Carmen Varlam
    • Felicia Bucura

    OriginalPaper 05 August 2017 Pages: 709 - 713

    

23. Direct LSC method for determination of bio-origin by C-14 measurement

    • Romana Krištof
    • Jasmina Kožar Logar

    OriginalPaper 22 August 2017 Pages: 715 - 719

    

24. Bilateral comparison of ¹⁴C activity measurements at the NCBJ RC POLATOM and the ENEA-INMRI

    • T. Ziemek
    • M. Capogni
    • Z. Tymiński

    OriginalPaper 13 September 2017 Pages: 721 - 725

    

25. Measurement of ¹⁶⁰Tb and ¹⁶¹Tb in nuclear forensics samples

    • J. Jiang
    • A. V. Davies
    • R. E. Britton

    OriginalPaper 21 September 2017 Pages: 727 - 736

    

26. Method validation and verification in liquid scintillation counting using the long-term uncertainty method (LTUM) on two decades of proficiency test data

    • F. Verrezen
    • M. Vasile
    • M. Bruggeman

    OriginalPaper 06 September 2017 Pages: 737 - 742

    

27. Development of stable extractive scintillating materials for real-time quantification of radiostrontium in aqueous solutions

    • Ayman F. Seliman
    • Valery N. Bliznyuk
    • Timothy A. DeVol

    OriginalPaper 22 August 2017 Pages: 743 - 751

    

28. Liquid scintillation counters calibration stability over long timescales

    • Pawel Gaca
    • Phillip E. Warwick
    • Ian W. Croudace

    OriginalPaper Open access 09 August 2017 Pages: 753 - 760

    

29. Rapid on-site radionuclide screening of aqueous waste streams using dip-stick technologies and liquid scintillation counting

    • Phillip E. Warwick
    • Ian W. Croudace

    OriginalPaper Open access 18 August 2017 Pages: 761 - 766

    

30. Phase stability and lithium loading capacity in a liquid scintillation cocktail

    • Denis E. Bergeron
    • H. P. Mumm
    • M. A. Tyra

    OriginalPaper 02 August 2017 Pages: 767 - 771

    

31. Optimization of the liquid scintillation counting technique for the European interlaboratory comparison on gross α/β activity concentrations in water

    • Andrej Rožkov
    • Viktor Jobbágy
    • Gulten Özçayan

    OriginalPaper 24 August 2017 Pages: 773 - 780

    

32. Comparison of three methods for measuring ²²²Rn in drinking water

    • Ll. Pujol
    • M. E. Pérez-Zabaleta

    OriginalPaper 12 September 2017 Pages: 781 - 788

    

33. Determination of ⁹⁰Sr in urine samples and ⁸⁹Sr/⁹⁰Sr in water samples by chemical separation and Cherenkov counting with LSC system

    • S. Ridone
    • D. Arginelli
    • M. C. Botta

    OriginalPaper 22 August 2017 Pages: 789 - 795

    

34. Strategy for the determination of mixtures of alpha and beta emitters in water samples with a combination of rapid methods

    • Jordi Fons-Castells
    • Joana Tent-Petrus
    • Montserrat Llauradó

    OriginalPaper 07 August 2017 Pages: 797 - 802

    

35. A fast-neutron coincidence collar using liquid scintillators for fresh fuel verification

    • Jonathan S. Beaumont
    • Tae Hoon Lee
    • Matteo Corbo

    OriginalPaper 11 August 2017 Pages: 803 - 812

    

36. Inter-laboratory exercise with an aim to compare methods for ⁹⁰Sr and ^239,240Pu determination in environmental soil samples

    • Jixin Qiao
    • Susanna Salminen-Paatero
    • Henrik Ramebäck

    OriginalPaper 04 August 2017 Pages: 813 - 826

    

37. Erratum to: Inter-laboratory exercise with an aim to compare methods for ⁹⁰Sr and ^239,240Pu determination in environmental soil samples

    • Jixin Qiao
    • Susanna Salminen-Paatero
    • Henrik Ramebäck

    Erratum 11 October 2017 Pages: 827 - 827

38. A review of the developments of radioxenon detectors for nuclear explosion monitoring

    • Ciara B. Sivels
    • Justin I. McIntyre
    • Sara A. Pozzi

    OriginalPaper 27 September 2017 Pages: 829 - 841

    

39. Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGAA): recent developments and applications

    • Richard M. Lindstrom
    • Zsolt Révay

    OriginalPaper 03 October 2017 Pages: 843 - 858

    

40. Homogenization of food samples for gamma spectrometry using tetramethylammonium hydroxide and enzymatic digestion

    • Kimi Nishikawa
    • Abdul Bari
    • Stephanie Healey

    OriginalPaper 29 August 2017 Pages: 859 - 870

    

41. Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes as indicators of habitat selection by cultured and natural fish preferences: a case study of ayu

    • Wei Huang
    • Xixi Chen
    • Shinichiro Yano

    OriginalPaper 03 October 2017 Pages: 871 - 877

    

42. Analysis of ⁶³Ni in radwastes by extraction chromatography and radiometric techniques

    • Feng-Yun J. Huang
    • Te-Yen Su
    • Jiunn-Hsing Chao

    OriginalPaper 04 September 2017 Pages: 879 - 886

    

43. Factors influencing the sorption and migration behavior of uranium in shale

    • Rui Zuo
    • Lina Wang
    • Yanguo Teng

    OriginalPaper 12 September 2017 Pages: 887 - 896

    

44. Removal of pertechnetate from aqueous solution using activated pyrolytic rubber char

    • Lj. Matović
    • A. Đukić
    • P. Rajec

    OriginalPaper 06 September 2017 Pages: 897 - 905

    

45. Concentration of radon and physicochemical parameters in ground water around Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka State, India

    • K. Umesha Reddy
    • C. Ningappa
    • E. Srinivasa

    OriginalPaper 30 September 2017 Pages: 907 - 915

    

46. Multi elemental analysis of indigenous food spices in Southern Ethiopia using INAA technique

    • Tamene H. Melkegna
    • A. K. Chaubey
    • N. Abubakar

    OriginalPaper 06 September 2017 Pages: 917 - 921

47. Thermal behavior and kinetic modeling of (NH₄)₄UO₂(CO₃)₃ decomposition under non-isothermal conditions

    • S. Korichi
    • F. Mernache
    • S. Hadji

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2017 Pages: 923 - 934

    

48. Aluminum determination by instrumental neutron activation analysis in tree barks

    • Amanda Noyori
    • Mitiko Saiki
    • Guilherme Soares Zahn

    OriginalPaper 09 September 2017 Pages: 935 - 940

49. Natural radioactivity and hazard-level assessment of Portland cements in Turkey

    • Mehmet Altun
    • Naim Sezgin
    • Ugur Emre Temelli

    OriginalPaper 16 September 2017 Pages: 941 - 948

    

50. Mineralogical role on natural radioactivity content in the intertidal sands of Tamilnadu coast (HBRAs region), India

    • J. Punniyakotti
    • V. Ponnusamy

    OriginalPaper 08 September 2017 Pages: 949 - 959