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German: Aktivitäts-Standard

English translation: radioactive standard (solution)







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German term or phrase:Aktivitäts-Standard
English translation:radioactive standard (solution)
Entered by:Jonathan MacKerron
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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / Radiology
German term or phrase: Aktivitäts-Standard
Heading "Herstellung des Aktivitäts-Standards für Ganzkörperscans"

activity standard springs to mind, but that is probably too easy....
Jonathan MacKerron
Germany
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Jonathan MacKerron: 4:56pm Oct 7, 2006: Martin, "standard" here denotes a solution containing a predefined amount of radioactivity

radioactive standard (solution)
Explanation:
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standard solutions are generally used in such cases to calibrate the detection equipment

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The standard will define the concentration of a particular isotope, which has a known half-life/decay time, and thus its absolute activity
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Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
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Many thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1radioactive standard (solution)
Gillian Scheibelein
3standard routine
Martin Wenzel


  

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standard routine

Explanation:
I am guessing....Creating the standard routine for full body scans....

Martin Wenzel
Morocco
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radioactive standard (solution)

Explanation:
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Note added at 17 mins (2006-10-07 17:03:36 GMT)
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standard solutions are generally used in such cases to calibrate the detection equipment

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Note added at 21 mins (2006-10-07 17:07:44 GMT)
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The standard will define the concentration of a particular isotope, which has a known half-life/decay time, and thus its absolute activity

Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 117
Note from asker to answerer
Many thanks

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