LEI? 3TULiquid scintillation counting (LSC) was initiated in the 1950s to improve the counting efficiency of low energy beta emitters. Prior to LSC, and 3H containing compounds were converted into gases before measuring their activity in a gas proportional counter. The counting efficiency of such procedures was of the order of 2.5% for 3H and 15% for 14C
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