Practical learning through radiation physics problem solving.
The identification of unknown radionuclides is an authentic practical activity for students that provides the foundations for clinical problem solving, especially in the storage and management of radioactive waste. As different radionuclides have different half-lives, some of which are quite long, t...
| Publicado en: | Radiography Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 981 - 991 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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W B Saunders
Nov2022
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