Table 1. Comparison between full spectrum dpm values.
Comparison between full spectrum dpm values with different scintillation cocktails. The average error in the measurements was ±5%.
| Sample | Ecolite | Ecolume | UniverSol (US) |
Insta-Gel Plus (IG) |
HI- Fluor (HIF) |
Percentage difference in Ecolite dpm values from |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecolume | US | IG | HIF | ||||||
| 3H (dpm) | |||||||||
| Urine | 4746 | 4554 | 4799 | 4631 | 4445 | 4.0 | −5.4 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| Feces | 2811 | 2425 | 2760 | 2848 | 4650 | 13.7 | −13.8 | −3.2 | −63.3 |
| 45Ca (dpm) | |||||||||
| Urine | 805 | 781 | 810 | 805 | 767 | 3.0 | −3.7 | 0.6 | 4.7 |
| Feces | 6631 | 6595 | 6723 | 6595 | 5519 | 0.5 | −1.9 | 1.9 | 16.3 |