When 226 Ra is detected but 228 Ra is not: a four-gate decision framework for HPGe gamma-ray spectrometry of complex NORM matrices
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- 7 October 2026
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry
- Vol. 41 (10) , 3389-3409
Abstract
Separating isotope-specific evidence from detection capability prevents non-detection from being interpreted as radionuclide absence and supports defensible reporting of complex NORM measurements.Keywords
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