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The Monte Carlo calculation of the average solid angle subtended by a right circular cylinder from distributed sources
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In this paper, a Monte Carlo method utilizing total varience reduction is applied to the calculation of the solid angle subtebded by a right circular cylindrical detector from a point of arbitrary position.About:
This article is published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods.The article was published on 1977-06-15. It has received 61 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Monte Carlo method & Solid angle.read more
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Optimal design of radioactive particle tracking experiments for flow mapping in opaque multiphase reactors.
TL;DR: Through theoretical modeling and simulation, how the accuracy of a radioactive particle tracking setup may be assessed a priori is described and how the optimal arrangement of detectors can be effected for maximum accuracy for a given amount of monetary investment for the experiment.
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Methods for primary standardization of activity
TL;DR: A succinct overview is presented of primary standardization methods for activity, subdivided into high-geometry (4π or 2π) methods, defined-solid-angle counting methods and coincidence counting methods.
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Primary standardization of activity using the coincidence method based on analogue instrumentation
TL;DR: In this article, the main characteristics of variants to the conventional coincidence instrumentation are presented, and the problem of non-linearities in the extrapolation curve is also considered, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of these variants.
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Monte Carlo calculation of efficiencies of right-circular cylindrical NaI detectors for arbitrarily located point sources
TL;DR: An efficient Monte Carlo program for calculation of total intrinsic efficiency, peak-to-total ratio and source intrinsic efficiency of bare right-circular cylindrical NaI(Tl) detectors from an arbitrarily located isotropic point source emitting photons of energy 1 MeV or below is outlined in this article.
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Traceability in nuclear medicine
Brian E. Zimmerman,S Judge +1 more
TL;DR: This paper explores the importance of radioactivity measurement in nuclear medicine and demonstrates how traceability can be extended from international standards to the quantity of the drug administered to the patient.
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On the solid angle subtended by a circular disc
TL;DR: The analytical expression for the solid angle for n-sided, regular polygon of area equal to that of the disc is given in this article. And the average solid angles subtended by circular discs from circular discs are calculated and given in tabular form for a range of disc sizes.
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Monte Carlo calculation of source-to-detector geometry, II☆
TL;DR: In this article, an outline of numerical integration by the Monte Carlo method for calculating the transmission of an ion-optical system is given, and the technique is extended to determine an intensity map of the image.
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Solid angle subtended by a circular cylinder
TL;DR: In this article, the solid angle subtended at a point by the lateral surface of a right circular cylinder is approximated by replacing the cylinder surface area seen from the point by a regular polygonal cylindrical surface.
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A general solid angle calculation by a Monte Carlo method
TL;DR: In this paper, a Monte Carlo method was used to calculate the solid angle in a general source-to-detector geommetry, by using a Monte-Carlo method.
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Calcul de l'angle solide source detecteur
C. Bonnet,P. Hillion,G. Nurdin +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a Monte Carlo calculation of source to detector geometry is presented, which gives a better variance than a preceding one described by William ∗, where the source and detector are circular and located on two parallel planes.