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7. Future developments and prospects
Indicative economic data
The price of a liquid scintillation counter varies considerably according to its performance and, in particular, its background noise. The order of magnitude of the price, on the French market, of a commercial counter with a sample changer and a background noise reduction system is between 70 and 100 k€ in 2020. Very low-noise models can be two to three times more expensive.
A liter of scintillating water-acceptor mix costs around €50.
Manufacturers and suppliers
Three major manufacturers have historically held the market for liquid scintillation counters until recently: Packard Instruments, Wallac LKB and Beckman Instruments. Beckman and Wallac no longer produce meters, and the meters originally developed by Packard Instruments...
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Bibliography
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Standards
Radioactivity measurement by liquid scintillation
- Nuclear instruments – Liquid scintillation counting systems – Function control. - CEI 61304 - 1994
- Water quality – Determining tritium activity by volume – Liquid scintillation counting method. - ISO 9698 -
- Measuring radioactivity – Determining the activity of β-emitting radionuclides – Liquid scintillation counting test method. - NF ISO 19361 - 2017 ...
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Teaching
The Institut National des Sciences et Techniques Nucléaires INSTN organizes several annual continuing education courses on liquid scintillation measurement techniques. http://www-instn.cea.fr
Learned societies and congresses
An international congress on the development of liquid scintillation techniques is...
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