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Table 2.

Specifications for Instrumentation Examined in These Methods

	Bioscan—1500 V	Bioscan—1000 V	γ Counter	Minipix
Detected radiation	All ionizing radiation	α particles	γ	All ionizing radiation
Detection mechanism	P-10 ionizing gas	P-10 ionizing gas	Well-type NaI detector	Si solid-state semiconductor (256 × 256 pixels)
Detection time^a	1 min	5 min	1 min	15 min
Detection resolution	3 mm^b	3 mm^b	<30%^b	Spatial: 9 lp/mm Energy: 0.8 keV (THL) and 2 keV (ToT)
Software	WinScan	WinScan	Wizard² data analyzer	PixetPRO
Portable	No	No	No	Yes

^{^a}

For samples >0.025 μCi.

^{^b}

For most γ emitters.

THL, threshold level; ToT, time-over-threshold.